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国标舞 (guó biāo wǔ) — international standard ballroom dancing (ISTD-style dance)

Definition

Short for 国际标准舞, the competitive ballroom and Latin dance sport (waltz, tango, foxtrot, etc.) done in pairs. The 国标 emphasizes the standardized, judged competition form of partner dancing.

noun
international standard ballroom dancing (ISTD-style dance)
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • 国标舞。
    Tā xué guó biāo wǔ yǐ jīng sān nián le.
    She has been learning ballroom dancing for three years.
  • 国标舞。
    Xià zhōu liù yǒu yì chǎng guó biāo wǔ bǐ sài.
    There's a ballroom dancing competition next Saturday.
  • 国标舞。
    guó biāo wǔ Xū yào liǎng gè rén pèi hé dé hěn hǎo.
    Ballroom dancing requires two people to cooperate well.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

国标international standard
国guóinternational标biāostandard
偏正Modifier + head
舞wǔdance

国标 means international standard, and 舞 means dance; together they name that standard ballroom dance style.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéiclosure
Sound part声符shēngfú
或
或huò國guó
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

Open 国 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
票
票piào標biāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

Open 标 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
舛舛chuǎnsteps, feet in convergent direction
Sound part声符shēngfú
無
無wú舞wǔ
Same sound today

舞 combines 舛, showing feet in converging steps, with 無 above. 無 gave the sound and also preserved its older meaning of dancing, so the shape points to dancing.

Open 舞 →
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