舞蹈

wǔdǎo

noun HSK 6 #1,062

Meanings

Dancing and stamping feet — the art of dance.

她从小就学舞蹈。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xué wǔdǎo.

She has been learning dance since she was little.

中国民族舞蹈非常优美。

Zhōngguó mínzú wǔdǎo fēicháng yōuměi.

Chinese ethnic dances are very beautiful.

他是学校舞蹈队的队长。

Tā shì xuéxiào wǔdǎo duì de duìzhǎng.

He is the captain of the school dance team.

这场舞蹈表演太精彩了。

Zhè chǎng wǔdǎo biǎoyǎn tài jīngcǎi le.

This dance performance was wonderful.

usage

舞蹈 is the formal/artistic term for dance. 跳舞 (tiào wǔ) is the everyday verb 'to dance.' You study 舞蹈 but you 跳舞 at a party.

舞 wǔ

蹈 dǎo