noun HSK 5 #452

Meanings

  1. 1 dance; dancing
  2. 2 to dance; to move about
  3. 3 to wield; to brandish

Examples

Tā hěn xǐhuan tiàowǔ.
She really likes to dance.
Zhè shì yī chǎng měilì de wǔdǎo.
This is a beautiful dance.
Guǎngchǎng shàng yǒu rén zài tiào guǎngchǎng wǔ.
People are doing square dancing in the plaza.

Tips

usage
is used in: 跳舞 (to dance), 舞蹈 (dance as an art), 舞台 (stage), 舞会 (ball/dance party). 跳舞 is the everyday word for dancing.
culture
广场 (guǎngchǎng wǔ, square dancing) is a massive social phenomenon in China — groups of mostly older women dance together in public squares every evening.

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