Usage note
跳舞表示跟着音乐移动身体。
tiào wǔ biǎo shì gēn zhe yīn yuè yí dòng shēn tǐ。
跳舞 means moving your body to music.
Context note
跳舞常出现在表演、活动和娱乐里。
tiào wǔ cháng chū xiàn zài biǎo yǎn 、 huó dòng hé yú lè lǐ。
跳舞 often appears in performances, events, and entertainment.
5 examples
她喜欢跳舞。
tā xǐ huan tiào wǔ。
She likes dancing.
孩子们在跳舞。
hái zi men zài tiào wǔ。
The children are dancing.
妈妈会跳舞。
mā ma huì tiào wǔ。
Mom can dance.
我们一起跳舞吧。
wǒ men yì qǐ tiào wǔ ba。
Let's dance together.
音乐一响，大家就跳舞。
yīn yuè yì xiǎng， dà jiā jiù tiào wǔ。
When the music starts, everyone dances.
5 mini stories
音乐响起来以后，姐姐开始跳舞。
yīn yuè xiǎng qǐ lái yǐ hòu， jiě jie kāi shǐ tiào wǔ。
After the music started, my older sister began to dance.
学校活动里有跳舞表演。大家都在看。
xué xiào huó dòng lǐ yǒu tiào wǔ biǎo yǎn。 dà jiā dōu zài kàn。
There is a dance performance at the school event. Everyone is watching.
小朋友们围成一圈跳舞。笑声一直不停。
xiǎo péng yǒu men wéi chéng yì quān tiào wǔ。 xiào shēng yì zhí bù tíng。
The children dance in a circle. Their laughter does not stop.
妈妈说跳舞可以让身体更灵活。
mā ma shuō tiào wǔ kě yǐ ràng shēn tǐ gèng líng huó。
Mom said dancing can make the body more flexible.
周末我们去看别人跳舞。那场表演很精彩。
zhōu mò wǒ men qù kàn bié rén tiào wǔ。 nà chǎng biǎo yǎn hěn jīng cǎi。
On the weekend we went to watch others dance. The show was wonderful.
Mini dialogue
一起跳舞
A
你喜欢跳舞吗？
Nǐ xǐhuan tiàowǔ ma?
Do you like to dance?
B
喜欢！我们一起跳舞吧。
Xǐhuan! Wǒmen yīqǐ tiàowǔ ba.
Yes! Let's dance together.
学跳舞
A
你在做什么？
Nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
B
我在学跳舞，很有意思。
Wǒ zài xué tiàowǔ, hěn yǒu yìsi.
I am learning to dance, it's very interesting.
Related words and contrasts
related
唱歌
chànggē
sing
Often paired with 跳舞 in activities
similar
舞
wǔ
dance
Short form, used in words like 舞蹈