爵士舞

juéshìwǔ

noun #8,010

Meanings

1 jazz dance

Characters

nobility rank; peerage (phonetic)

scholar; warrior (phonetic)

爵士 is the transliteration of 'jazz,' plus 舞 (dance) — jazz dance.

Examples

她从小就学爵士舞。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xué juéshìwǔ.

She has been learning jazz dance since she was little.

爵士舞的节奏感很强。

Juéshìwǔ de jiézòugǎn hěn qiáng.

Jazz dance has a very strong sense of rhythm.

今晚有一场爵士舞表演。

Jīnwǎn yǒu yī chǎng juéshìwǔ biǎoyǎn.

There's a jazz dance performance tonight.

Tips

usage

爵士 on its own means 'jazz' (as in 爵士乐 jazz music) or 'knight/sir' (a nobility title). Adding 舞 specifies it as jazz dance. 爵士乐 (juéshìyuè) = jazz music.

Stroke Order

爵 jué

士 shì

舞 wǔ