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跳舞

tiào wǔ · tiao wu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to dance
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The dance in the park

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)阿姨们(āyímen)在(zài)跳舞(tiàowǔ)，想(xiǎng)加入(jiārù)吗(ma)？

    Look at the aunties dancing. Do you want to join?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)？我(wǒ)不(bù)会(huì)跳舞(tiàowǔ)，

    Me? I can't dance.

  3. Liangliang

    很(hěn)简单(jiǎndān)，跟(gēn)着(zhe)她们(tāmen)跳(tiào)就(jiù)行(xíng)，

    It's easy. Just follow them.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)试试(shìshì)，左(zuǒ)，右(yòu)，左(zuǒ)，

    Okay, let me try. Left, right, left...

  5. Qiqi

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)跳舞(tiàowǔ)像(xiàng)机器人(jīqìrén)！不过(bùguò)是(shì)开心(kāixīn)的(de)机器人(jīqìrén)，

    Dengdeng, you dance like a robot! But a happy robot.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)如(rú)何(hé)跳(tiào)舞(wǔ)。

Tom doesn't know how to dance.

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

02

我(wǒ)的(de)女(nǚ)朋(péng)友(yǒu)跳(tiào)舞(wǔ)跳(tiào)得(de)很(hěn)棒(bàng)。

My girlfriend is a good dancer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by mamat · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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跳
tiào

to jump; to hop

舞
wǔ

to dance; to wield

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