探戈舞

tàngēwǔ

noun #35,027

Meanings

1 tango (dance)

Characters

explore (transliteration syllable)

spear (transliteration syllable)

Examples

他们俩跳探戈舞跳得很棒。

Tāmen liǎ tiào tàngēwǔ tiào de hěn bàng.

The two of them dance the tango beautifully.

探戈舞起源于阿根廷。

Tàngēwǔ qǐyuán yú Āgēntíng.

The tango originated in Argentina.

Tips

culture

探戈 is a phonetic transliteration of Spanish 'tango' (TAN-GO); 舞 'dance' is appended to make the meaning explicit. Often shortened to just 探戈. Same pattern as 桑巴舞 (samba), 恰恰舞 (cha-cha).

Stroke Order

探 tàn

戈 gē

舞 wǔ