霹雳舞

霹靂舞

pīlìwǔ

noun #13,226

Meanings

1 breakdancing; breakdance

Characters

clap of thunder

Examples

霹雳舞成为了奥运项目。

Pīlìwǔ chéngwéi le Àoyùn xiàngmù.

Breakdancing became an Olympic event.

他从小就喜欢跳霹雳舞。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan tiào pīlìwǔ.

He has loved breakdancing since he was young.

Tips

history

霹雳 means 'thunderbolt', so 霹雳舞 literally translates to 'thunderbolt dance'. The term became popular in China in the 1980s when breakdancing first arrived.

Stroke Order

霹 pī

雳 lì

舞 wǔ