舞技 (wǔ jì) — dancing skill | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

dancing skill

Examples

舞技，。
Tā de wǔ jì fēi cháng chū sè, měi cì biǎo yǎn dōu yíng dé zhǎng shēng.
Her dancing skill is outstanding; she wins applause every performance.
舞技，。
Tā huā le shí nián kǔ liàn wǔ jì, zhōng yú chéng wéi shǒu xí wǔ zhě.
He spent ten years diligently practicing his dancing skill and finally became the lead dancer.
舞技。
Zhè wèi wǔ dǎo jiā de wǔ jì yǐ jīng dá dào le lú huǒ chún qīng de jìng jiè.
This dancer's skill has reached a state of perfection.

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.

舞wǔdance

技jìskill

舞 describes the kind of 技, meaning dancing ability.

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

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.

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

扌支技

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

支

支zhī技jì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

技 pairs 扌 (hand) with 支, which gives the sound. The hand part fits the idea of skill or ability done with the hands.

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