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舞

wǔ

HSK 2 Character

What 舞 means

1. to dance
2. to wield
3. to brandish

Example sentences

• 我想跳舞。
  I want to dance.
• 她穿着舞鞋。
  She was wearing pumps.
• 我想学跳舞。
  I would like to learn how to dance.
• 我不能跳舞。
  I can't dance.
• 你会跳舞吗？
  Do you know how to dance?
• 他们在跳舞。
  They are dancing.

Words starting with 舞

• 舞蹈wǔ dǎodance (performance art); dancing
• 舞台wǔ tái(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
• 舞会wǔ huìdance; ball; party
• 舞厅wǔ tīngdance hall; ballroom
• 舞曲wǔ qǔdance music
• 舞动wǔ dòngto move as in a dance; to wave (some implement); to flourish
• 舞池wǔ chídance floor
• 舞台剧wǔ tái jùstage play
• 舞伴wǔ bàndancing partner
• 舞者wǔ zhědancer
• 舞姿wǔ zīdancer's posture and movement
• 舞步wǔ bùdance steps
• 舞弊wǔ bìto engage in fraud
• 舞场wǔ chǎngdance hall
• 舞剧wǔ jùdance drama; ballet
• 舞蹈家wǔ dǎo jiādancer
• 舞技wǔ jìdancing skill
• 舞龙wǔ lóngdragon dance
• 舞厅舞wǔ tīng wǔballroom dancing
• 舞会舞wǔ huì wǔparty dancing
• 舞水端里Wǔ shuǐ duān lǐMusudan-ri, North Korean rocket launch site in North Hamgyeong Province 咸镜北道
• 舞钢市Wǔ gāng ShìWugang, a county-level city in Pingdingshan City 平顶山市
• 舞弄wǔ nòngto wave; to brandish
• 舞文弄墨wǔ wén nòng mò(idiom) to display one's facility with words; to show off one's literary skills…

Words containing 舞

• 跳舞tiào wǔto dance
• 鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
• 歌舞gē wǔsinging and dancing
• 飞舞fēi wǔto flutter; to dance in the breeze
• 挥舞huī wǔto brandish; to wave sth
• 芭蕾舞bā lěi wǔballet (loanword)
• 手舞足蹈shǒu wǔ zú dǎolit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom); fig. to dance about…
• 眉飞色舞méi fēi sè wǔsmiles of exultation; radiant with delight
• 张牙舞爪zhāng yá wǔ zhǎoto bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
• 翩翩起舞piān piān qǐ wǔ(to start) dancing lightly and gracefully
• 欢欣鼓舞huān xīn gǔ wǔ(idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed
• 载歌载舞zài gē zài wǔsinging and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
• 歌舞团gē wǔ tuánsong and dance troupe
• 飘舞piāo wǔto fly up; to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
• 歌舞伎gē wǔ jìkabuki
• 圆舞曲yuán wǔ qǔwaltz
• 现代舞xiàn dài wǔmodern dance
• 交谊舞jiāo yì wǔsocial dance; ballroom dancing
• 龙飞凤舞lóng fēi fèng wǔflamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
• 歌舞升平gē wǔ shēng píng(lit.) to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)…
• 拉丁舞Lā dīng wǔLatin dance
• 伴舞bàn wǔto be a dancing partner to sb; to perform as a backup dancer…
• 能歌善舞néng gē shàn wǔcan sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
• 独舞dú wǔsolo dance

Characters that look like 舞

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 摩móto rub
• 熊xióngbear; (colloquial) to scold; to rebuke; (colloquial) weak; incapable
• 熬áoto cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
• 睾gāo(bound form) testicle
• 褥rùmattress
• 褒bāoto praise; to commend; to honor

Sounds the same

Read wǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 五five; 5
• 午7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of…
• 武martial; military
• 伍squad of five soldiers; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
• 侮to insult; to ridicule; to disgrace
• 捂to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair)
• 鹉used in 鹦鹉
• 妩used in 妩媚
• 忤disobedient; unfilial
• 碔inferior gem; a kind of jade
• 仵equal; well-matched; to violate
• 牾to oppose; to gore