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(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
HSK 3
to dance
HSK 3
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  *舞* | 舞* | *舞
to dance / to wield / to brandish
HSK 5
Nichang, abbr. for the Tang Dynasty song "Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers" 霓裳羽衣曲 or 霓裳羽衣舞
modern dance
dance (performance art) / dancing
HSK 6
singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
encouraging / heartening
dance hall / ballroom / CL: 間|间
HSK 7-9
singing and dancing
HSK 7-9
to flutter / to dance in the breeze
song and dance troupe
to brandish / to wave sth
kabuki
to dance energetically / vigorous modern style of dance
(loanword) cha-cha; cha-cha-cha (dance)
lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs
social dance / ballroom dance
waltz
to be a dancing partner to sb / to perform as a backup dancer / taxi dancer (hired dancing partner) / escort
(of snow etc) to fill the sky
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
shuffle (dance)
flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
folk dance
belly dance
dancer
dance for two / pas de deux
international standard ballroom dancing
lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)
masquerade
female dancer
masked ball / masquerade
Beijing Dance Academy
stage play
dance music
(idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain
(to start) dancing lightly and gracefully
to breakdance; breakdancing
square dancing, an exercise routine performed to music in public squares, parks and plazas, popular esp. among middle-aged and retired women in China
smiles of exultation / radiant with delight
to move as in a dance / to wave (some implement) / to flourish / (of eyes, hands etc) to dance / to flutter
to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
HSK 7-9
to engage in fraud
(idiom) to display one's facility with words / to show off one's literary skills / (original meaning) to pervert the law by playing with legal phraseology ( was a reference to 繩墨|绳墨)
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公 and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴 / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
cancan (loanword)
swing (dance)
lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
to do ensemble dancing / to dance in a group
national standard (abbr. for 國家標準|国家标准) / international standard ballroom dancing (abbr. for 國際標準舞|国际标准舞)
dance drama / ballet
choreography / choreographer
to perform a sword-dance
(loanword) maiko / apprentice geisha
dance hall
to flutter in the wind
the warbler sings and the swallow dances / prosperity abounds (idiom)
folk dance
(slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese , which sounds similar to Mandarin ) / (slang) to perform weird dance moves
Latin dance
electronic dance music
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴 in 206 BC) / fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
(idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed
social dance / ballroom dancing
minuet
erotic dance
ballet (loanword)
theatrical set
singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
limbo (dance) (loanword)
round dance
fox-trot (ballroom dance) (loanword)
grand ball
to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom) / to be diligent in one's studies
to wave / to brandish
dance floor
Huntington's disease
dancer's posture and movement
solo dance
Musudan-ri, North Korean rocket launch site in North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道
dance steps
dancer
salsa (dance)
twerking, sexually provocative dance involving hip movements while in a low, squatting position
to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
tap dance
samba (Tw) (loanword)
jazz (loanword)
capoeira
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
tap dance / step dance
whirling dance
(idiom) to clap and dance in joy
political arena
ballroom dancing

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