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探戈

tàn gē · tan ge

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Meaning

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  1. tango (dance) (loanword)
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The first tango lesson

  1. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)有人(yǒurén)在(zài)跳(tiào)探戈(tàngē)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)！

    Some people are dancing the tango in the park. Look!

  2. Dengdeng

    探戈(tàngē)好(hǎo)难(nán)！两个人(liǎnggèrén)要(yào)一起(yīqǐ)动(dòng)。

    Tango looks so hard! Two people have to move together.

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)也(yě)试试(shìshì)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)来(lái)带(dài)你(nǐ)。

    Let's try it too. I'll lead you.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，一二三(yīèrsān)……哎哟(āiyō)，你(nǐ)踩到(cǎidào)我的(wǒde)脚(jiǎo)了(le)！

    Okay, one, two, three... ouch, you stepped on my foot!

  5. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)！这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)探戈(tàngē)的(de)第一课(dìyīkè)吧(ba)？

    Sorry! This is the first tango lesson, right?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)随(suí)着(zhe)音(yīn)乐(yuè)跳(tiào)起(qǐ)了(le)热(rè)情(qíng)的(de)探(tàn)戈(gē)。

They danced a passionate tango to the music.

02

探(tàn)戈(gē)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)起(qǐ)源(yuán)于(yú)南(nán)美(měi)的(de)舞(wǔ)蹈(dǎo)。

Tango is a dance that originated in South America.

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