秧歌

yāngge

noun HSK 7

Meanings

1 yangge, a popular rural folk dance

Characters

seedling; rice shoot

Examples

广场上有人在扭秧歌。

Guǎngchǎng shàng yǒu rén zài niǔ yānggē.

People are dancing yangge in the square.

秧歌是中国北方传统的民间舞蹈。

Yānggē shì Zhōngguó běifāng chuántǒng de mínjiān wǔdǎo.

Yangge is a traditional folk dance from northern China.

Tips

culture

Yangge originated as songs sung while planting rice seedlings (秧 = seedling). It evolved into a lively group dance popular in northern China, especially during the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival. The verb for dancing yangge is 扭 (niǔ, to twist).

Stroke Order

秧 yāng

歌 gē