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"ballroom dance" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
交际舞 交際舞 jiāo jì wǔ social dance / ballroom dance
Chinese Pinyin Translation
跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance syn
舞蹈 wǔ dǎo dance (performance art) / dancing syn
舞会 舞會 wǔ huì dance / ball / party / CL:場|场[chang3]
独舞 獨舞 dú wǔ solo dance
舞步 wǔ bù dance steps
现代舞 現代舞 xiàn dài wǔ modern dance
探戈 tàn gē tango (dance) (loanword)
华尔兹 華爾茲 huá ěr zī waltz (dance) (loanword)
踢踏舞 tī tà wǔ tap dance
舞厅 舞廳 wǔ tīng dance hall / ballroom / CL:間|间[jian1] syn
舞池 wǔ chí dance floor
池子 chí zi pond / bathhouse pool / dance floor of a ballroom / (old) stalls (front rows in a theater) syn
舞曲 wǔ qǔ dance music
国标舞 國標舞 guó biāo wǔ international standard ballroom dancing
小车 小車 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance syn
桑巴 sāng bā samba (dance) (loanword)
拉丁舞 lā dīng wǔ Latin dance
交谊舞 交誼舞 jiāo yì wǔ social dance / ballroom dancing
飞舞 飛舞 fēi wǔ to flutter / to dance in the breeze syn
手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs syn
波尔卡 波爾卡 bō ěr kǎ polka (dance) (loanword)
舞场 舞場 wǔ chǎng dance hall syn
宴会厅 宴會廳 yàn huì tīng ballroom / banqueting hall syn
高跷 高蹺 gāo qiāo stilts / walking on stilts as component of folk dance
国标 國標 guó biāo national standard (abbr. for 國家標準|国家标准[guo2 jia1 biao1 zhun3]) / international standard ballroom dancing (abbr. for 國際標準舞|国际标准舞[guo2 ji4 biao1 zhun3 wu3])
翩翩 piān piān elegant / graceful / smart / to dance lightly syn
做文章 zuò wén zhāng to make an issue of sth / to fuss / to make a song and dance
指法 zhǐ fǎ (music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method
健美操 jiàn měi cāo aerobics / aerobic dance (school P.E. activity)
灯会 燈會 dēng huì carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance
飘舞 飄舞 piāo wǔ to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc) syn
舞剧 舞劇 wǔ jù dance drama / ballet syn
武打 wǔ dǎ acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance syn
跳脚 跳腳 tiào jiǎo to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc) / to dance on one's feet / hopping mad (anxious, etc) syn
歌舞团 歌舞團 gē wǔ tuán song and dance troupe syn
舞剑 舞劍 wǔ jiàn to perform a sword-dance
二人转 二人轉 èr rén zhuàn genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China
舞狮 舞獅 wǔ shī lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form) syn
舞动 舞動 wǔ dòng to move as in a dance / to wave (some implement) / to flourish / (of eyes, hands etc) to dance / to flutter syn
街舞 jiē wǔ street dance (e.g. breakdance)
艳舞 艷舞 yàn wǔ erotic dance
舞龙 舞龍 wǔ lóng dragon dance
肚皮舞 dù pí wǔ belly dance
秧歌 yāng ge Yangge, a popular rural folk dance
单侧 單側 dān cè one-sided / unilateral
蹦迪 bèng dí disco dancing / to dance at a disco
花鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub
踏歌 tà gē to sing and dance / general term for a round dance
腰鼓 yāo gǔ waist drum / waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance)
社火 shè huǒ festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)
舞 wǔ to dance / to wield / to brandish syn
摇摆舞 搖擺舞 yáo bǎi wǔ swing (dance)
曼波 màn bō mambo (dance) (loanword)
波莱罗 波萊羅 bō lái luó bolero (dance) (loanword)
民间舞 民間舞 mín jiān wǔ folk dance
改弦易辙 改弦易轍 gǎi xián yì zhé change of string, move out of rut (idiom) / dramatic change of direction / to dance to a different tune syn
恰恰舞 qià qià wǔ (loanword) cha-cha (dance)
能歌善舞 néng gē shàn wǔ can sing and dance (idiom) / fig. a person of many talents
歌舞升平 gē wǔ shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity syn
长袖善舞 長袖善舞 cháng xiù shàn wǔ long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom) / money and power will help you in any occupation
项庄舞剑 項莊舞劍 xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] in 206 BC) / fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
排舞 pái wǔ a dance in formation / choreographed dance / line dance
狐步舞 hú bù wǔ fox-trot (ballroom dance) (loanword)
莫伊谢耶夫 莫伊謝耶夫 mò yī xiè yē fū Moiseyev (name) / Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev (1906-2007), choreographer of folk dance and founder of Moiseyev dance company
踢蹋舞 tī tà wǔ tap dance / step dance
项庄舞剑，意在沛公 項莊舞劍，意在沛公 xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài pèi gōng lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom) / refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
劲舞 勁舞 jìng wǔ to dance energetically / vigorous modern style of dance
方块舞 方塊舞 fāng kuài wǔ square dance (traditional American dance)
舞厅舞 舞廳舞 wǔ tīng wǔ ballroom dancing
霸王鞭 bà wáng biān a rattle stick used in folk dancing / rattle stick dance
北京舞蹈学院 北京舞蹈學院 běi jīng wǔ dǎo xué yuàn Beijing Dance Academy
民族舞蹈 mín zú wǔ dǎo folk dance
丁字步 dīng zì bù T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
圆舞 圓舞 yuán wǔ round dance
太空步 tài kōng bù moonwalk (dance)
太空舞步 tài kōng wǔ bù moonwalk (dance)
弓箭步 gōng jiàn bù bow-and-arrow step (dance step)
旋舞 xuán wǔ whirling dance
横步 橫步 héng bù sidestep (in dance) / step sideways
民间舞蹈 民間舞蹈 mín jiān wǔ dǎo folk dance
耍狮子 耍獅子 shuǎ shī zi to perform a lion dance
脚位 腳位 jiǎo wèi foot position (in dance)
莎莎舞 shā shā wǔ salsa (dance)
跳集体舞 跳集體舞 tiào jí tǐ wǔ to do ensemble dancing / to dance in a group
踺子 jiàn zǐ somersault (in gymnastics or dance) / head-over-heels / aerial flip
飘举 飄舉 piāo jǔ to dance / to float in the wind
国际舞蹈协会 國際舞蹈協會 International Dance Council
二人台 二人臺 èr rén tái genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia
凌波舞 líng bō wǔ limbo (dance) (loanword)
加沃特 jiā wò tè gavotte, French dance popular in 18th century (loanword)
膝上舞 xī shàng wǔ lap dance
电臀舞 電臀舞 diàn tún wǔ twerking, sexually provocative dance involving hip movements while in a low, squatting position
曳步舞 yè bù wǔ shuffle (dance)
尬舞 gà wǔ (slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬[ga4]) / (slang) to perform weird dance moves
芭拉芭拉 bā lā bā lā para para, a Eurobeat dance originating in Japan, with synchronized upper body movements (loanword from Japanese)
发表会 發表會 fā biǎo huì press conference / unveiling ceremony / (product) launch / (fashion) show / (dance) performance / (music) recital / (political) rally / (thesis) presentation seminar
双人舞 雙人舞 shuāng rén wǔ dance for two / pas de deux
电子舞曲 電子舞曲 diàn zǐ wǔ qǔ electronic dance music
踺子 jiàn zi somersault (in gymnastics or dance) / aerial flip
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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