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  5. 翩翩起舞

翩翩起舞 (piān piān qǐ wǔ): To dance gracefully (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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翩 • piān • fly, flutter
piān翩

fly, flutter

翩 • piān • fly, flutter
piān翩

fly, flutter

起 • qǐ • to rise, to get up, to start • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
qǐ起

to rise, to get up, to start

舞 • wǔ • to dance; to move rhythmically • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
wǔ舞

to dance; to move rhythmically

Word Info

Pinyinpiān piān qǐ wǔ
Meaningto dance gracefully; to flutter and dance
Characters4
Syntaxverb phrase

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 翩翩起舞.

Words with 翩
  • 翩然piān ránlightly; gracefully
  • 翩翩piān piāngracefully; elegantly
  • 翩跹piān xiāndance lightly; flutter
  • 风度翩翩fēng dù piān piānelegant and graceful in manner
Words with 起
  • 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
  • 一起yì qǐtogether
  • 起床qǐ chuángget up (out of bed)
  • 起来qǐ laistand up; sit up; rise to one's feet
Words with 舞
  • 跳舞tiào wǔto dance
  • 舞台wǔ tái(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
  • 鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; hearten; embolden
  • 舞蹈wǔ dǎodance
起飞
qǐ fēi
take off [plane]
  • 引起yǐn qǐto give rise to
  • 起到qǐ dào(in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
  • 发起fā qǐto originate
    • 挥舞
    huī wǔ
    Wave
  • 歌舞gē wǔSong and dance
  • 伴舞bàn wǔaccompanying dancer; dance accompaniment
  • 曼舞màn wǔgraceful dance
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    Example Sentences with 翩翩起舞

    hú蝴
    dié蝶
    zài在
    huā花
    cóng丛
    zhōng中
    piān翩
    piān翩
    qǐ起
    wǔ舞
    。
    Butterflies dance gracefully among the flowers.
    wǔ舞
    tái台
    shàng上
    ，
    tā她
    suí随
    zhe着
    yīn音
    yuè乐
    piān翩
    piān翩
    qǐ起
    wǔ舞
    。
    On stage, she danced gracefully to the music.