舞剑

舞劍

wǔjiàn

verb #59,581

Meanings

1 to perform a sword dance
2 to wield a sword in dance form

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

公园里有位老人每天清晨舞剑。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu wèi lǎorén měitiān qīngchén wǔjiàn.

An old man in the park does sword dancing every morning.

HSK 7-9

她舞剑的动作像水一样流畅。

Tā wǔjiàn de dòngzuò xiàng shuǐ yīyàng liúchàng.

Her sword dance movements flowed like water.

Tips

culture

Famous chengyu: 项庄舞剑，意在沛公 - 'Xiang Zhuang dances with his sword, but his real target is Liu Bang'. Used today for any pretext concealing the real intent.

Stroke Order

舞 wǔ

剑 jiàn