Meaning of 跳舞
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to dance
How to use 跳舞
跳舞 is a verb-object word, so the object 舞 can be separated from 跳, as in 跳了一个舞 or 跳一会儿舞. It is the everyday word for dancing, while 舞蹈 (wǔdǎo) sounds more formal and refers to dance as an art. Example: 我们去跳舞吧。(Wǒmen qù tiàowǔ ba.) Let's go dancing.
跳 (tiào) means to jump and has the foot radical 足 on the left, and 舞 (wǔ) means dance. When you jump and dance together, you are dancing: 跳舞.
Common mistake: Learners often say 跳舞跳得很好 incorrectly as 跳舞得很好. Because 跳舞 is verb plus object, you need to repeat the verb: 她跳舞跳得很好, or simply say 她舞跳得很好.
跳舞 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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跳 tiào · to jump · 13 strokes
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舞 wǔ · to dance · 14 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 跳舞.
| 舞台 | wǔtái | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena |
| 跳高 | tiàogāo | (athletics) high jump |
| 跳远 | tiàoyuǎn | long jump (athletics) |
| 舞蹈 | wǔdǎo | dance (performance art); dancing |
| 跳水 | tiàoshuǐ | to dive (into water); (sports) diving |
| 跳跃 | tiàoyuè | to jump; to leap |
| 跳动 | tiàodòng | to throb; to pulse |
| 跳伞 | tiàosǎn | to parachute; to bail out |
| 舞厅 | wǔtīng | dance hall; ballroom |
| 鼓舞 | gǔwǔ | to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale) |
| 歌舞 | gēwǔ | singing and dancing |
| 跳槽 | tiàocáo | to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere |
Questions about 跳舞
What does 跳舞 mean?
跳舞 (tiàowǔ) means "to dance".
How do you write 跳舞?
跳舞 is made of 2 characters: 跳 (13 strokes), 舞 (14 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
Is 跳舞 an HSK word?
Yes. 跳舞 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say a specific kind of dance with 跳舞?
Put the dance name in the object position after 跳 and drop 舞 if needed, for example 跳芭蕾舞 (tiào bālěiwǔ, to dance ballet) or 跳广场舞 (tiào guǎngchǎngwǔ, to do square dancing).
Can 跳舞 take a person as an object, like dance with someone?
No, you cannot say 跳舞她. Use 跟 or 和 before the verb instead: 我想跟你跳舞 (wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ tiàowǔ), I want to dance with you.