舞蹈

wǔdǎo

noun HSK 6 #1,062

Meanings

Dancing and stamping feet - the art of dance.

HSK 3

这场舞蹈表演太精彩了。

Zhè chǎng wǔdǎo biǎoyǎn tài jīngcǎi le.

This dance performance was wonderful.

HSK 4

中国民族舞蹈非常优美。

Zhōngguó mínzú wǔdǎo fēicháng yōuměi.

Chinese ethnic dances are very beautiful.

HSK 5

演员用舞蹈展现了角色的内心世界。

Yǎnyuán yòng wǔdǎo zhǎnxiàn le juésè de nèixīn shìjiè.

The performer used dance to reveal the character's inner world.

usage

舞蹈 is the formal/artistic term for dance. 跳舞 (tiào wǔ) is the everyday verb 'to dance.' You study 舞蹈 but you 跳舞 at a party.

舞 wǔ

蹈 dǎo