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舞会

wǔ huì · wu hui

Traditional 舞會

Measure word: 场 chǎng

Meaning

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  1. dance
  2. ball
  3. party
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In a conversation

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School dance

  1. Liangliang

    学校(xuéxiào)明天(míngtiān)有(yǒu)舞会(wǔhuì)，你(nǐ)去(qù)吗(ma)？

    There is a dance at school tomorrow. Are you going?

  2. Dengdeng

    去(qù)！我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)舞会(wǔhuì)了(le)。

    I will go! I love dance parties.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)会(huì)跳舞(tiàowǔ)吗(ma)？

    Can you dance?

  4. Dengdeng

    不会(bùhuì)，我(wǒ)是(shì)去(qù)吃(chī)东西(dōngxi)的(de)。

    No, I am going there to eat.

  5. Liangliang

    舞会(wǔhuì)上(shàng)没有(méiyǒu)很多(hěnduō)吃的(chīde)。

    There is not much food at the dance.

  6. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)？那(nà)我(wǒ)还是(háishi)在家(zàijiā)吃饭(chīfàn)吧(ba)。

    What? Then I had better eat at home.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)去(qù)参(cān)加(jiā)舞(wǔ)会(huì)，母(mǔ)亲(qīn)就(jiù)帮(bāng)忙(máng)照(zhào)顾(gù)婴(yīng)儿(ér)。

My mother will attend to the baby while I go to the dance.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)到(dào)达(dá)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，舞(wǔ)会(huì)已(yǐ)经(jīng)开(kāi)始(shǐ)了(le)。

The dance had already started when I got there.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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