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跳舞 tiào to dance
to dance / to wield / to brandish
翩翩 piān piān elegant / graceful / smart / to dance lightly
劲舞 jìng to dance energetically / vigorous modern style of dance
舞动 dòng to move as in a dance / to wave (some implement) / to flourish / (of eyes, hands etc) to dance / to flutter
练功 liàn gōng to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc)
踏歌 to sing and dance / general term for a round dance
伴舞 bàn to be a dancing partner to sb / to perform as a backup dancer / taxi dancer (hired dancing partner) / escort
舞剑 jiàn to perform a sword-dance
手舞足蹈 shǒu dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs
踩点 cǎi diǎn to reconnoiter; to case the joint / to cut it fine; to arrive with no time to spare / to dance to the beat
跳脚 tiào jiǎo to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc) / to dance on one's feet / hopping mad (anxious, etc)
飘舞 piāo to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
蹦迪 bèng disco dancing / to dance at a disco
劈叉 chà the splits (move in dancing) / to do the splits / Taiwan pr. [pi3 cha1]
歌舞升平 - shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
翩翩起舞 piān piān (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully
飞舞 fēi to flutter / to dance in the breeze
项庄舞剑 Xiàng Zhuāng jiàn lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] in 206 BC) / fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
改弦易辙 gǎi xián zhé change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction / to dance to a different tune
xiān to manner of dancing / to walk around
shuò to hit sb with a pole / (archaic) pole held by a dancer
尬舞 (slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬[ga4]) / (slang) to perform weird dance moves
踢腿 tuǐ to kick; to do a kick (dancing, martial arts etc)
飘举 piāo to dance / to float in the wind


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