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跳舞tiào wǔto dance

HSK 2word

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跳舞 (tiào wǔ) means "to dance." 我喜欢跳舞 says I like to dance. 我们晚上一起跳舞吧 says let's dance together in the evening. 孩子在跳舞 says the child is dancing. 妈妈和我一起跳舞 says Mom and I dance together. Each of these sentences uses that same meaning.

What does 跳舞 mean?

  1. 1.

    to danceverb

What do the characters in 跳舞 mean?

  • 跳to jump
  • 舞to dance

How do you use 跳舞?

跳舞 can follow 喜欢 or 一起, as in 喜欢跳舞 and 一起跳舞.

Patterns

  • 喜欢 + 跳舞

    我喜欢跳舞。

    Wǒ xǐhuan tiàowǔ.

    I like to dance.

  • 一起 + 跳舞

    妈妈和我一起跳舞。

    Māma hé wǒ yìqǐ tiàowǔ.

    Mom and I dance together.

  • 在 + 跳舞

    孩子在跳舞。

    Háizi zài tiàowǔ.

    The child is dancing.

  • 晚上 + 跳舞

    我们晚上一起跳舞吧。

    Wǒmen wǎnshang yìqǐ tiàowǔ ba.

    Let's dance together in the evening.

What are some examples of 跳舞 in a sentence?

  1. 我喜欢跳舞。

    Wǒ xǐhuan tiàowǔ.

    I like to dance.

  2. 我们晚上一起跳舞吧。

    Wǒmen wǎnshang yìqǐ tiàowǔ ba.

    Let's dance together in the evening.

  3. 孩子在跳舞。

    Háizi zài tiàowǔ.

    The child is dancing.

  4. 妈妈和我一起跳舞。

    Māma hé wǒ yìqǐ tiàowǔ.

    Mom and I dance together.

How is 跳舞 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    今天晚上我们去跳舞吗?

    Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒmen qù tiàowǔ ma?

    Are we going dancing this evening?

  2. Speaker B:

    去,小王也想和我们一起去。

    Qù, Xiǎo Wáng yě xiǎng hé wǒmen yìqǐ qù.

    Yes, and Xiao Wang wants to come with us too.

  3. Speaker A:

    她以前学过吗?

    Tā yǐqián xué guo ma?

    Has she learned it before?

  4. Speaker B:

    学过三年,她跳得比我们好。

    Xué guo sān nián, tā tiào de bǐ wǒmen hǎo.

    She studied for three years. She dances better than we do.

Can you use 跳舞 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我喜欢___。(I like to dance.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "The child is dancing"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我们晚上一起___吧。(Let's dance together in the evening.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.