wǔ dǎo
dance
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我喜欢跳舞。
wǒ xǐhuān tiào wǔ.
I like dancing.
她从小就学习舞蹈。
tā cóngxiǎo jiù xuéxí wǔdǎo.
She has been learning dance since she was a child.
这场舞蹈表演非常精彩。
zhè chǎng wǔdǎo biǎoyǎn fēicháng jīngcǎi.
This dance performance is very wonderful.
舞 (wǔ)
dance
舞蹈艺术 (wǔdǎo yìshù)
dance art
静止 (jìngzhǐ)
stillness
不动 (bù dòng)
immobility
The Chinese word 舞蹈 (wǔdǎo) for "dance" is composed of two characters: 舞 (wǔ) and蹈 (dǎo). The character 舞 originally meant "to wave" or "to shake", and was often used to describe the movements of animals or birds. Over time, it came to be used specifically for the art of dance. The character 蹈 originally meant "to step on" or "to tread", and was often used to describe the movements of people walking or running. When combined, the two characters 舞蹈 create a word that perfectly captures the essence of dance: a combination of waving and stepping, of movement and rhythm.
