How to say “dance” in Chinese
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“Dance” in Chinese is 舞蹈, wǔ dǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
舞蹈 is read wǔ dǎo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On the left, 足 “foot”. It appears in 舞蹈 “dance”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “舞蹈”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 舞蹈. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她的舞蹈非常优美。tādewǔdǎofēichángyōuměiHer dancing is very graceful.
More words from the lesson “Songs and dances”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dance” in Chinese?
“Dance” in Chinese is 舞蹈, pinyin wǔdǎo.
What does 舞蹈 mean?
舞蹈 (wǔdǎo) means “dance”.
How do you write 舞蹈?
舞蹈 is 2 characters: 舞 (wǔ) — dance; 蹈 (dǎo) — step, tread. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 舞蹈?
舞蹈 is read wǔdǎo. Tones: wǔ — third tone, dǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“dance” in the lesson “Songs and dances”
This word is from the topic “Art” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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