舞厅

• 拼音: wǔ tīng
• 汉字拆解: 舞 = 無 + 舛 (the character for dance showing feet moving in opposite directions — dancing, to dance); 厅 = 厂 + 丁 (building/cliff + person/nail — hall, reception room)

含义

A dance hall or ballroom; a venue designed or used for social dancing, ballroom dancing, or entertainment dancing.

In China, 舞厅 often refers to ballroom-style venues that were particularly popular in urban areas from the 1980s through the 2000s. Distinct from 夜店 (nightclub) and 迪厅 (disco). Associated with an older generation's social dancing culture. Ballroom dancing remains popular among middle-aged and elderly Chinese.

例句

1. 广场舞的兴起使传统舞厅在某种程度上逐渐失去了往日的吸引力。
2. 这家豪华酒店的舞厅每逢节假日都会举办正式的交谊舞晚会，吸引众多舞蹈爱好者。
3. 他们在一家简陋的小舞厅相识，从此开始了长达五十年的相濡以沫。

用法指南

语境: leisure, social life, hospitality, urban culture, nostalgia

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 改革开放初期，城市舞厅是重要社交场所，年轻人常在这里跳交谊舞，结识朋友或寻找伴侣。(In the early years of reform and opening up, city dance halls were important social places, where young people often danced ballroom dances, made friends, or looked for partners.)
• 这部小说以三十年代上海为背景，许多情节发生在百乐门舞厅，展现了上流社会的奢华与暗涌。(Set in 1930s Shanghai, this novel has many scenes in the Paramount dance hall, showing the luxury and hidden tensions of high society.)

错误说法

• 舞厅 for a modern nightclub or disco — use 夜店 or 迪厅; 舞厅 specifically refers to a ballroom or traditional dance-hall venue focused on social dancing, not a club centred on DJ music and alcohol

起源与历史

舞 (dance) + 厅 (hall, reception room) — a hall for dancing

文化背景

时代: 20th century, especially 1980s–2000s

世代: Older adults

社会背景: Universal