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群舞 (qún wǔ) — group dance (performed by multiple dancers)

Definition

noun
group dance (performed by multiple dancers)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 群舞。
    Zhè chǎng qún wǔ de biān pái fēi cháng jīng cǎi.
    The choreography of this group dance is very exciting.
  • ，群舞。
    Tā shàn cháng dú wǔ, dàn duì qún wǔ yě hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
    She excels at solo dance, but also has experience with group dance.
  • ，群舞。
    Zài wǎn huì shàng, qún wǔ wǎng wǎng bǐ dú wǔ gèng shòu huān yíng.
    At evening parties, group dances are often more popular than solo dances.

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.

群qúngroup
舞wǔdance

群 means group and 舞 means dance; together they denote a dance performed by a group.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
君
君jūn群
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

群 pairs 羊, a sheep, to point to a herd or group, with 君 giving the sound.

Open 群 →

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 →
Appears in
Dance & Performance

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