"Dancing" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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舞蹈 wǔ dǎo dance (performance art) / dancing
幢幢 chuáng chuáng (literary) (of light, shadows) flickering / dancing
憧憧 chōng chōng (of light, shadows) swaying / moving about / dancing
歌舞 gē wǔ singing and dancing
练功 liàn gōng to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc)
国标 guó biāo national standard (abbr. for 國家標準|国家标准[guo2 jia1 biao1 zhun3]) / international standard ballroom dancing (abbr. for 國際標準舞|国际标准舞[guo2 ji4 biao1 zhun3 wu3])
翩翩起舞 piān piān qǐ wǔ (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully
舞伴 wǔ bàn dancing partner
载歌载舞 zài gē zài wǔ singing and dancing (idiom) / festive celebrations
钢管舞 gāng guǎn wǔ pole dancing
伴舞 bàn wǔ to be a dancing partner to sb / to perform as a backup dancer / taxi dancer (hired dancing partner) / escort
交谊舞 jiāo yì wǔ social dance / ballroom dancing
舞技 wǔ jì dancing skill
蹦迪 bèng dí disco dancing / to dance at a disco
翩跹 piān xiān spry and lively (of dancing and movements)
同乐会 tóng lè huì social gathering at which those attending take it in turns to perform for the whole group (music, dancing or comedy etc)
国标舞 guó biāo wǔ international standard ballroom dancing
夔 Kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui
跹 xiān to manner of dancing / to walk around
载歌且舞 zài gē qiě wǔ singing and dancing (idiom) / festive celebrations
霸王鞭 bà wáng biān a rattle stick used in folk dancing / rattle stick dance
社交舞 shè jiāo wǔ social dancing
舞厅舞 wǔ tīng wǔ ballroom dancing
舞会舞 wǔ huì wǔ party dancing
谐剧 xié jù Xieju opera (ballad and dancing monologue, popular in Sichuan)
跳集体舞 tiào jí tǐ wǔ to do ensemble dancing / to dance in a group
尬舞 gà wǔ (slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬[ga4]) / (slang) to perform weird dance moves
广场舞 guǎng chǎng wǔ square dancing, an exercise routine performed to music in public squares, parks and plazas, popular esp. among middle-aged and retired women in China
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