舞

• 拼音: wǔ
• 汉字拆解: 舞 = ⺮ (grass) + 无 (none) + 舛 (feet) — depicts a person dancing with flowing movements

含义

Dance; to dance. A form of artistic expression through rhythmic body movements.

As a noun, refers to dance as an art form: 舞蹈 (dance), 芭蕾舞 (ballet), 广场舞 (square dancing). As a verb, means to dance or wave: 跳舞 (to dance), 舞剑 (to perform sword dance). Also used in 手舞足蹈 (dancing with joy).

例句

1. 她从小就学习芭蕾舞。
2. 广场上有很多老人在跳舞。
3. 他挥舞着旗帜为运动员加油。

用法指南

语境: art, entertainment, exercise

语气: expressive

正确说法

• 你会跳什么舞？(What kind of dance can you do?)
• 这支舞太美了！(This dance is so beautiful!)

错误说法

• 说'我舞了'表示跳舞了 (Don't say 我舞了 to mean 'I danced' — say 我跳舞了; 舞 alone as a verb usually needs an object like 舞剑)

起源与历史

Pictograph showing a person with arms and legs extended, dancing.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal