舞剑 (wǔjiàn): to perform a sword dance

Meanings

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

Characters

舞

Examples

公园里有位老人每天清晨舞剑。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu wèi lǎorén měi tiān qīngchén wǔjiàn.

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

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 (Xiàng Zhuāng wǔjiàn, yì zài Pèi Gōng) — '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

Related Words

舞 wǔ HSK 5 #452

dance; dancing / to dance; to move about / to wield; to brandish

舞龙 wǔlóng

dragon dance / to perform a dragon dance

舞狮 wǔshī #73,605

lion dance / to perform the lion dance

舞步 wǔbù #4,245

dance steps / dance moves

舞蹈 wǔdǎo HSK 6 #1,062

dance (as an art form) / dancing

起舞弄清影 qǐwǔnòngqīngyǐng

I rise to dance and play with my clear shadow / (fig.) a solitary, tipsy Mid-Autumn dance under the moon / (lit.) rise dance toy-with clear shadow

尬舞 gàwǔ

to dance-battle (street dance) / (slang) to bust out awkward / cringe dance moves

这就是街舞 zhèjiùshìjiēwǔ

Street Dance of China (Youku dance competition, 2018–) / literally 'this is street dance'

剑 jiàn HSK 6 #2,325

sword (double-edged) / fencing sword

现代舞 xiàndàiwǔ #5,946

modern dance / contemporary dance