广场舞

廣場舞

guǎngchǎngwǔ

noun

Meanings

1 square dancing
2 group dancing in public squares and parks

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

我奶奶每天晚上都去跳广场舞。

Wǒ nǎinai měitiān wǎnshang dōu qù tiào guǎngchǎngwǔ.

My grandma goes square dancing every evening.

HSK 5

楼下跳广场舞的音乐太响了，吵得邻居睡不着。

Lóuxià tiào guǎngchǎngwǔ de yīnyuè tài xiǎng le, chǎo de línju shuìbuzháo.

The square-dancing music downstairs was so loud the neighbors couldn't sleep.

Tips

culture

The dancers are mostly middle-aged and retired women, the 大妈 of popular jokes. Groups meet in squares, parks and car parks every evening with a portable speaker, and the noise has led to real disputes with neighbors. The 2009 hit 《最炫民族风》 is the unofficial anthem.

Stroke Order

广 guǎng

场 chǎng

舞 wǔ