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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wǔ | wu3
English translation
to dance
to wield
to brandish
to dance; to brandish

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

Contains the radical

chuǎn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A hand  chuǎn holding a fan

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

無舛

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuǎn represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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灯光 dēng guāng Cóng 那边 nà bian zhào 进来 jìn lái ,照亮 zhào liàng le 舞台 wǔ tái .

The light shines on from over there and illuminates the stage.

zài 挥舞 huī wǔ zhāo Dāo .

He is wielding a knife.

冬山 Dōng shān 如玉, 玉龙飞舞 fēi wǔ , 晶莹剔透, 玉树 Yù shù qióng zhī , 银装素裹.

Dongshan as jade, Yulong dancing, sparkling, Joan Yushu sticks, snow - wrapped.

Dāo jiàn 挥舞 huī wǔ ,旌旗 jīng qí 飘扬 piāoyáng .

Swords brandished and banners waved.

I hǒu yòu 孩舞 chán .

I hope you have the chance.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to dance
舞台 wǔ tái stage舞臺
舞蹈 wǔdǎo dancing舞蹈 wǔdǎo
跳舞 tiàowǔ to dance跳舞 tiàowǔ
舞会 wǔ huì dance舞會
鼓舞 gǔwǔ heartening (news)鼓舞 gǔwǔ
歌舞 gē wǔ singing and dancing歌舞 gē wǔ
独舞 dú wǔ solo dance獨舞
挥舞 huī wǔ to brandish揮舞
舞步 wǔ bù dance steps舞步 wǔ bù
舞动 wǔ dòng to flourish舞動
脱衣舞 tuō yī wǔ striptease脫衣舞
飞舞 fēi wǔ to flutter飛舞
舞伴 wǔ bàn dancing partner舞伴 wǔ bàn
芭蕾舞 bā lěi wǔ ballet (loanword)芭蕾舞 bā lěi wǔ
现代舞 xiàn dài wǔ modern dance現代舞
舞厅 wǔ tīng dance hall舞廳
舞曲 wǔ qǔ dance music舞曲 wǔ qǔ
街舞 jiē wǔ street dance (e.g. breakdance)街舞 jiē wǔ
舞姿 wǔ zī dancer's posture and movement舞姿 wǔ zī
舞剧 wǔ jù ballet舞劇
舞弊 wǔ bì to engage in fraud舞弊 wǔ bì
欢欣鼓舞 huān xīn gǔ wǔ elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed歡欣鼓舞
爵士舞 jué shì wǔ jazz (loanword)爵士舞 jué shì wǔ
舞池 wǔ chí dance floor舞池 wǔ chí

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Decomposition

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Compounds

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