Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to dance; to wield; to brandish

Chinese: 挥舞。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “wu” becomes a different word in each tone. 舞 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 跳舞tiào wǔto dance
  • 舞台wǔ tái(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
  • 舞蹈wǔ dǎodance (performance art); dancing
  • 鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
  • 歌舞gē wǔsinging and dancing

Example Sentence

她跳的这支舞非常优美。Tā tiào de zhè zhī wǔ fēi cháng yōu měi.The dance she performed is very graceful.

shetiàoto jumpdeofzhèthiszhīto supportto dance非常fēi chángvery优美yōu měigraceful