探戈舞

tàngēwǔ

noun #35,027

Meanings

1 tango (dance)

Characters

explore (transliteration syllable)

spear (transliteration syllable)

Examples

HSK 4

他们俩跳探戈舞跳得很棒。

Tāmen liǎ tiào tàngēwǔ tiào de hěn bàng.

The two of them dance the tango beautifully.

HSK 6

探戈舞起源于阿根廷。

Tàngēwǔ qǐyuán yú Āgēntíng.

The tango originated in Argentina.

Tips

culture

探戈 is a phonetic transliteration of Spanish 'tango' (TAN-GO); 舞 'dance' is appended to make the meaning explicit. Often shortened to just 探戈. Same pattern as 桑巴舞 (samba), 恰恰舞 (cha-cha).

Stroke Order

探 tàn

戈 gē

舞 wǔ