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"dance for two" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
双人舞 雙人舞 shuāng rén wǔ dance for two / pas de deux
Chinese Pinyin Translation
排舞 pái wǔ a dance in formation / choreographed dance / line dance
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
舞狮 舞獅 wǔ shī lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form) syn
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)
交际舞 交際舞 jiāo jì wǔ social dance / ballroom dance
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)
双管齐下 雙管齊下 shuāng guǎn qí xià lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom) / fig. to work on two tasks at the same time / to attack one problem from two angles at the same time syn
六书 六書 liù shū Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
一分为二 一分為二 yī fēn wéi èr one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom) syn
双向时间 雙向時間 two-way traveltime / two-way transit time / two-way time
一山不容二虎 yī shān bù róng èr hǔ lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) / fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us / (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
唯二 wéi èr (slang) (adjective) (of one thing) one of the only two / (of two things) the only two
二次 èr cì second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two)
大桥 大橋 dà qiáo Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China syn
两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise syn
空隙 kòng xì crack / gap between two objects / gap in time between two events syn
小桥 小橋 xiǎo qiáo Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China
夹击 夾擊 jiā jī pincer attack / attack from two or more sides / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn
一举两得 一舉兩得 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom) / two birds with one stone syn
两回事 兩回事 liǎng huí shì two quite different things / two unrelated matters syn
夹攻 夾攻 jiā gōng attack from two sides / pincer movement / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn
轮距 輪距 lún jù tread (the distance between the two front – or two rear – wheels of a vehicle)
两码事 兩碼事 liǎng mǎ shì two things that are fundamentally different from each other / two very different things syn
一箭双雕 一箭雙鵰 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone syn
拉锯 拉鋸 lā jù a two-man saw / fig. to-and-fro between two sides
脚踏两条船 腳踏兩條船 jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
四体 四體 sì tǐ one's four limbs / two arms and two legs
两虎相斗 兩虎相鬥 liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu lit. two tigers fight (idiom) / fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries / a battle of the giants
一个巴掌拍不响 一個巴掌拍不響 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) / fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute / it takes two to tango / it's difficult to achieve anything without support
在天愿做比翼鸟，在地愿做连理枝 在天願做比翼鳥，在地願做連理枝 zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined / wishing for conjugal bliss
对顶角 對頂角 duì dǐng jiǎo angle to the vertical / angle (between two lines or two planes)
一是一，二是二 yī shì yī , èr shì èr lit. one is one, two is two (idiom) / fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut / unequivocal
𬣙 訏 xū to boast / great / large / multicolored silk / piece of silk torn in two, used to verify the holder's identity by matching up the two halves
两重天 兩重天 liǎng chóng tiān two entirely different worlds / two contrasting realities
情头 情頭 qíng tóu "lovers' avatar" – avatar that matches the avatar of a significant other (e.g. two halves of one image, two images drawn in a similar style etc), used to indicate a romantic relationship (abbr. for 情侶頭像|情侣头像[qing2 lu : 3 tou2 xiang4])
舞曲 wǔ qǔ dance music
舞蹈 wǔ dǎo dance (performance art) / dancing syn
跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance syn
飞舞 飛舞 fēi wǔ to flutter / to dance in the breeze syn
小车 小車 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance syn
舞会 舞會 wǔ huì dance / ball / party / CL:場|场[chang3]
翩翩 piān piān elegant / graceful / smart / to dance lightly syn
街舞 jiē wǔ street dance (e.g. breakdance)
舞厅 舞廳 wǔ tīng dance hall / ballroom / CL:間|间[jian1] syn
舞步 wǔ bù dance steps
做文章 zuò wén zhāng to make an issue of sth / to fuss / to make a song and dance
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
武打 wǔ dǎ acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance syn
探戈 tàn gē tango (dance) (loanword)
歌舞团 歌舞團 gē wǔ tuán song and dance troupe syn
舞池 wǔ chí dance floor
健美操 jiàn měi cāo aerobics / aerobic dance (school P.E. activity)
艳舞 艷舞 yàn wǔ erotic dance
指法 zhǐ fǎ (music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method
飘舞 飄舞 piāo wǔ to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc) syn
池子 chí zi pond / bathhouse pool / dance floor of a ballroom / (old) stalls (front rows in a theater) syn
独舞 獨舞 dú wǔ solo dance
拉丁舞 lā dīng wǔ Latin dance
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
华尔兹 華爾茲 huá ěr zī waltz (dance) (loanword)
二人转 二人轉 èr rén zhuàn genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China
舞剧 舞劇 wǔ jù dance drama / ballet 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
舞剑 舞劍 wǔ jiàn to perform a sword-dance
桑巴 sāng bā samba (dance) (loanword)
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
现代舞 現代舞 xiàn dài wǔ modern dance
交谊舞 交誼舞 jiāo yì wǔ social dance / ballroom dancing
单侧 單側 dān cè one-sided / unilateral
舞场 舞場 wǔ chǎng dance hall syn
踢踏舞 tī tà wǔ tap dance
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
波尔卡 波爾卡 bō ěr kǎ polka (dance) (loanword)
高跷 高蹺 gāo qiāo stilts / walking on stilts as component of folk dance
社火 shè huǒ festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)
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
民间舞 民間舞 mín jiān wǔ folk dance
恰恰舞 qià qià wǔ (loanword) cha-cha (dance)
舞 wǔ to dance / to wield / to brandish 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
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
霸王鞭 bà wáng biān a rattle stick used in folk dancing / rattle stick dance
能歌善舞 néng gē shàn wǔ can sing and dance (idiom) / fig. a person of many talents
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
摇摆舞 搖擺舞 yáo bǎi wǔ swing (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)
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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