舞 wǔ
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wǔ
verb
to dance; to posture; to prance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '舞' v 1; Kroll 2015 '舞' 1; Unihan '舞'; XHZD '舞' 1) -
wǔ
noun
a dance
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Dance
Notes: For example, 华尔滋舞 'waltz' (Guoyu '舞' n 1) -
wǔ
verb
to brandish
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 耍弄 (Guoyu '舞' v 2; Unihan '舞') -
wǔ
verb
to play
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 玩弄 (Guoyu '舞' v 4; Kroll 2015 '舞' 2; XHZD '舞' 2) -
wǔ
verb
to fly; to hover
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 飞翔 (Guoyu '舞' v 3)
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- 挥舞(揮舞) to brandish; to wave sth
- 眉飞色舞(眉飛色舞) eyebrows rising and face dancing; radiant with delight
- 载歌且舞(載歌且舞) singing and dancing; festive celebrations
- 莺歌燕舞(鶯歌燕舞) the warbler sings and the swallow dances; prosperity abounds
- 舞场(舞場) dance hall
- 化妆舞会(化妝舞會) masquerade
- 尬舞 to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬)
- 排舞 a dance in formation; choreographed dance; line dance
- 电臀舞(電臀舞) twerking, sexually provocative dance involving hip movements while in a low, squatting position
- 盛装舞步(盛裝舞步) dressage
- 舞龙(舞龍) dragon dance
- 跳集体舞(跳集體舞) to do ensemble dancing; to dance in a group
- 狐步舞 fox-trot (ballroom dance)
- 舞曲 dance music
- 舞于松柏之下(舞於松柏之下) dances beneath the pine-trees and cypresses
- 巴西战舞(巴西戰舞) capoeira
- 森巴舞 samba
- 妙舞 an ellegant dance
- 张牙舞爪(張牙舞爪) to bare fangs and brandish claws; to make threatening gestures
- 芭蕾舞 ballet ; ballet
- 伴舞 to be a dancing partner to somebody; to perform as a backup dancer; taxi dancer (hired dancing partner)
- 狮子舞(獅子舞) lion dance
- 手舞足蹈 to dance with joy
- 徇私舞弊 commit fraud for personal gain; bribery and fraud
- 肚皮舞 belly dance
- 康康舞 cancan
- 舞狮(舞獅) lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)
- 舞厅舞(舞廳舞) ballroom dancing
- 镜框舞台(鏡框舞台) theatrical set
- 漫天飞舞(漫天飛舞) (of snow etc) to fill the sky
- 龙飞凤舞(龍飛鳳舞) dragon flying and phoenix dancing; majestic mountain range; bold calligraphy
- 民间舞蹈(民間舞蹈) folk dance
- 歌舞 singing and dancing ; to joyfully play
- 国际舞台(國際舞臺) international stage
- 歌舞作乐(歌舞作樂) to sing and dance for entertainment
- 歌舞场(歌舞場) a musical theater [place]
- 舞会(舞會) a dance; a ball
- 爵士舞 jazz
- 劲舞(勁舞) to dance energetically; vigorous modern style of dance
- 编舞(編舞) choreography; choreographer
- 太空舞步 moonwalk (dance)
- 起舞 to dance [for joy]
- 舞娘(舞孃) female dancer
- 圆舞曲(圓舞曲) waltz
- 假面舞会(假面舞會) masked ball; masquerade
- 舞弊 fraud
- 踢蹋舞 tap dance; step dance
- 舞妓 maiko; apprentice geisha
- 亨丁顿舞蹈症(亨丁頓舞蹈症) Huntington's disease
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- 卷十九 志第九 樂一 Volume 19 Treatises 9: Music 1 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 154
- 卷二十一 志第十一 禮樂十一 Volume 21 Treatises 11: Rites and Music 11 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 103
- 卷15 志第10 音樂下 Volume 15 Treatises 10: Music 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 100
- 卷一百四十四 志6: 樂志上 Volume 144: Treatises 6 Music 1 Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 97
- 卷二十八 志第八: 音樂一 Volume 28 Treatises 8: Music 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 96
- 卷六十一 志第三十七 樂一 Volume 61 Treatises 37: Music 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 95
- 卷一百二十六 志第七十九 樂一 Volume 126 Treatises 79: Music 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 87
- 卷二十九 志第九: 音樂二 Volume 29 Treatises 9: Music 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 82
- 卷三十 志第十: 音樂三 Volume 30 Treatises 10: Music 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 80
- 卷14 志第9 音樂中 Volume 14 Treatises 9: Music 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 75
Collocations
- 见舞 (見舞) 見舞象箾南籥者 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 6
- 万舞 (萬舞) 方將萬舞 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧簡兮 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Jian Xi — count: 4
- 献舞 (獻舞) 以蔡侯獻舞歸 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
- 舞雩 (舞雩) 風乎舞雩 — The Analects of Confucius 論語, 11. 《先進》 Xian Jin — count: 4
- 舞器 (舞器) 掌舞器 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 春官宗伯 第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites — count: 4
- 舞溢 (舞溢) 舞溢員 — Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋繁露, 卷七 考功名第二十一 通國身第二十二 三代改制質文第二十三 官制象天第二十四 堯舜不擅移湯武不專殺第二十五 服制第二十六 Scroll 7 — count: 4
- 率舞 (率舞) 百獸率舞 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 舜典 Yu Shu - Canon of Shun — count: 3
- 舞位 (舞位) 君執干戚就舞位 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《祭統》 A Summary Account of Sacrifices — count: 3
- 舞归 (舞歸) 以蔡侯獻舞歸 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3
- 舞师 (舞師) 舞師題以旌夏 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3