跳舞tiào wǔto dance
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.
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?
How is 跳舞 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
今天晚上我们去跳舞吗?
Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒmen qù tiàowǔ ma?
Are we going dancing this evening?
- 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.
- Speaker A:
她以前学过吗?
Tā yǐqián xué guo ma?
Has she learned it before?
- 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.
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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.