街舞 (jiēwǔ) · street dance, hip-hop dance

Meanings

1 street dance
2 hip-hop dance

Characters

街

Examples

HSK 1

我弟弟在学街舞。

Wǒ dìdi zài xué jiēwǔ.

My younger brother is learning street dance.

HSK 7-9

街舞包括霹雳舞、机械舞、锁舞等很多种类。

Jiēwǔ bāokuò pīlìwǔ, jīxièwǔ, suǒwǔ děng hěnduō zhǒnglèi.

Street dance includes many styles, such as breaking, popping and locking.

Tips

culture

Breaking, 霹雳舞, the oldest style of street dance, became an Olympic sport at the Paris 2024 Games.

In Pop Culture

这就是街舞 Zhè jiùshì jiēwǔ

Street Dance of China

Youku's dance competition show, running since 2018, which brought street dance into the Chinese mainstream.

Stroke Order

街 jiē

舞 wǔ

Related Words

街头 jiētóu HSK 6 #3,755

street corner; street (as a scene/setting) / on the street; street-level

这就是街舞 Zhè jiùshì jiēwǔ

Street Dance of China (Youku dance competition, 2018–) / literally 'this is street dance'

尬舞 gàwǔ

to dance-battle (street dance) / to bust out awkward / cringe dance moves

街拍 jiēpāi

street photography / street-style snap / candid street photo

街上 jiēshàng #1,888

on the street / in the street

起舞弄清影 qǐ wǔ nòng qīng yǐng

I rise to dance and play with my clear shadow / a solitary, tipsy Mid-Autumn dance under the moon / rise dance toy-with clear shadow

舞步 wǔbù #4,245

dance steps / dance moves

临街 línjiē HSK 7-9 #57,461

facing the street; street-facing / fronting a street

大街 dàjiē #1,766

main street; avenue / street (in general)

街景 jiējǐng #53,723

streetscape / street scene / street view