跳舞
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 2
跳舞 (tiàowǔ) · to dance
跳舞 (tiàowǔ) means “to dance”. It is written with 2 characters: 跳 (to jump) + 舞 (to dance). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 跳舞 is built
The characters
跳 tiào · to jump
What 跳 is made of
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 兆zhào — omen
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 儿ér — child
Origin hint: 足 gives the meaning, 兆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
舞 wǔ · to dance
What 舞 is made of
- 無wú — no
- 舛chuǎn — mistaken
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丶 — dot
- 夕xī — evening
Origin hint: A hand 舛 holding a fan (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她很喜欢跳舞。Tā hěn xǐhuan tiàowǔ.She loves dancing.
你会跳舞吗？Nǐ huì tiàowǔ ma?Can you dance?
Questions about 跳舞
What does 跳舞 mean?
跳舞 (tiàowǔ) means “to dance”.
How do you pronounce 跳舞?
跳舞 is pronounced tiàowǔ.
Which HSK level is 跳舞?
跳舞 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 跳高tiàogāohigh jump
- 跳远tiàoyuǎnlong jump
- 跳跃tiàoyuèto jump
- 跳tiàoto jump
- 舞台wǔtáistage
- 鼓舞gǔwǔto encourage
- 舞蹈wǔdǎodance
Learn 跳舞 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.