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 摆动 擺動 bǎi dòng to sway / to swing / to move back and forth / to oscillate syn 舞曲 wǔ qǔ dance music 晃悠 huàng you to swing / to sway / to wobble / to hang around / to hover around syn 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) 秋千 鞦韆 qiū qiān swing (seat hung from a frame or branch) 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 荡秋千 盪鞦韆 dàng qiū qiān to swing (on a swing) 打得火热 打得火熱 dǎ de huǒ rè (idiom) to be on very good terms with each other / to hit it off with sb / to be passionately in love with each other / to carry on intimately with / (of trading, conflict etc) to be in full swing 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 甩手 shuǎi shǒu to swing one's arms / to wash one's hands of sth syn 波尔卡 波爾卡 bō ěr kǎ polka (dance) (loanword) 舞场 舞場 wǔ chǎng dance hall syn 高跷 高蹺 gāo qiāo stilts / walking on stilts as component of folk dance 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 热火朝天 熱火朝天 rè huǒ cháo tiān in full swing (idiom) / (in a) frenzy / buzzing with activity syn 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 中班 zhōng bān middle shift / swing shift / early night shift / middle class in kindergarten (4-5 year olds) 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 摆手 擺手 bǎi shǒu to wave one's hand / to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc) / to swing one's arms 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) 吊牌 弔牌 diào pái hangtag / swing tag / hanging sign 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 甩动 甩動 shuǎi dòng to shake / to fling one's arm / to lash / to swing 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) 掉 diào to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) syn 舞 wǔ to dance / to wield / to brandish syn 甩 shuǎi to throw / to fling / to swing / to leave behind / to throw off / to dump (sb) syn 扭 niǔ to turn / to twist / to wring / to sprain / to swing one's hips syn 悠 yōu long or drawn out / remote in time or space / leisurely / to swing / pensive / worried syn 交际舞 交際舞 jiāo jì wǔ social dance / ballroom dance 曼波 màn bō mambo (dance) (loanword) 抡 掄 lūn to swing (one's arms, a heavy object) / to wave (a sword, one's fists) / to fling (money) syn 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 弹簧门 彈簧門 tán huáng mén swing door 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 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) 盪秋千 盪鞦千 dàng qiū qiān swing 挥杆 揮桿 huī gān swing (golf) 甩袖子 shuǎi xiù zi to swing one's sleeve (in anger) 回旋空间 回旋空間 swing space 回转式起重机 回轉式起重機 swing crane 顺拐 順拐 shùn guǎi to swing the arm and leg on the same side of the body together while walking 摆晃 擺晃 bǎi huàng to swing / to sway 摆荡 擺蕩 bǎi dàng to swing / to sway 摇摆州 搖擺州 yáo bǎi zhōu swing state (US politics) 摇摆乐 搖擺樂 yáo bǎi yuè swing (genre of jazz music) 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) 