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圆舞曲

圓舞曲
yuánwǔqǔ
noun #46,141

Measure Word

一首圆舞曲 shǒu

Meanings

  1. 1 waltz

Examples

舞会上人们跟着圆舞曲翩翩起舞。
Wǔhuì shàng rénmen gēnzhe yuánwǔqǔ piānpiān qǐwǔ.
At the ball, people danced gracefully to the waltz.
施特劳斯写了许多著名的圆舞曲。
Shītèláosī xiěle xǔduō zhùmíng de yuánwǔqǔ.
Strauss wrote many famous waltzes.

Tips

memory
Literally 'circle-dance-tune' — a perfect descriptive coinage for a 3/4-time dance where couples whirl in circles. Compare 探戈 (tàngē, tango), 华尔兹 (huá'ěrzī, also 'waltz', phonetic loan).

In Pop Culture

蓝色多瑙河 Lánsè Duōnǎohé
The Blue Danube
Johann Strauss II's 1866 waltz, perhaps the world's most famous 圆舞曲, played at every Vienna New Year's Concert.

Stroke Order

圆 yuán
舞 wǔ
曲 qǔ