Chinese word

舞蹈

Pronunciation

Pinyinwǔ dǎo

Meaning

  • noundance

Example

学校有一个舞蹈班。xué xiào yǒu yí gè wú dǎo bān

The school has a dance class.

Illustration for 舞蹈 (dance)

More examples

春节晚会上有精彩的舞蹈表演。chūn jié wǎn huì shàng yǒu jīng cǎi de wú dǎo biáo yǎn

There was a wonderful dance performance at the Spring Festival gala.

Core concept

An art form that uses trained or improvised movement and steps to create a rhythmic performance.

Common phrases

  • 学习舞蹈xué xí wú dǎo

    study dance

  • 舞蹈表演wú dǎo biáo yǎn

    dance performance

  • 古典舞蹈gú diǎn wú dǎo

    classical dance

Definition in Chinese

指通过训练或即兴的身体动作与步伐，在节奏或音乐伴随下完成的舞台化动作或表演形式，也可泛指此类艺术门类。zhǐ tōng guò xùn liàn huò jí xìng de shēn tǐ dòng zuò yǔ bù fá zài jié zòu huò yīn yuè bàn suí xià wán chéng de wǔ tái huà dòng zuò huò biáo yǎn xíng shì yě kě fàn zhǐ cǐ lèi yì shù mén lèi

Word origin

The compound 舞蹈 (wǔdǎo, "dance") joins 舞 (wǔ, "to dance") and 蹈 (dǎo, "to step"), linking broad dancing movement with patterned footwork.

Usage tips

  • A class, club, or school subject is naturally described with the noun, but personal leisure talk often uses a verb phrase for the activity.

Other meanings

  • dancingnoun

Related words

  • 舞蹈家wú dǎo jiādance artistnoun
  • 舞蹈演员wú dáo yǎn yuándance performernoun
  • 舞蹈团wú dǎo tuándance troupenoun

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