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踢踏舞

tī tà wǔ · ti ta wu

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Meaning

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  1. tap dance
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The noisy neighbour

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，楼上(lóushàng)有人(yǒurén)在(zài)跳(tiào)踢踏舞(tītàwǔ)。

    Listen, someone upstairs is tap dancing.

  2. Dengdeng

    咚咚咚(dōngdōngdōng)，是(shì)新(xīn)邻居(línjū)在(zài)学(xué)踢踏舞(tītàwǔ)吧(ba)。

    Thump, thump. The new neighbour is learning tap dance, I guess.

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)上去(shàngqù)，请(qǐng)新(xīn)邻居(línjū)小声(xiǎoshēng)一点儿(yīdiǎnr)吧(ba)。

    Let us go up and ask the new neighbour to be a bit quieter.

  4. Qiqi

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)！我(wǒ)是(shì)琦琦(qíqí)，我(wǒ)在(zài)练(liàn)踢踏舞(tītàwǔ)。

    Sorry! I am Qiqi, and I am practising tap dance.

  5. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)好听(hǎotīng)，你(nǐ)能(néng)教(jiāo)我们(wǒmen)踢踏舞(tītàwǔ)吗(ma)？

    It sounds so good. Can you teach us tap dance?

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In a sentence

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01

她(tā)跳(tiào)踢(tī)踏(tà)舞(wǔ)时(shí)，鞋(xié)子(zi)发(fā)出(chū)清(qīng)脆(cuì)的(de)响(xiǎng)声(shēng)。

When she dances tap dance, her shoes make crisp sounds.

02

周(zhōu)末(mò)的(de)舞(wǔ)蹈(dǎo)课(kè)上(shàng)，老(lǎo)师(shī)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)们(men)基(jī)本(běn)的(de)踢(tī)踏(tà)舞(wǔ)步(bù)。

In the weekend dance class, the teacher taught us basic tap dance steps.

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