Word information
Simplified手舞足蹈
Traditional手舞足蹈
Pinyinshǒu wǔ zú dǎo
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
手舞足蹈
shǒu wǔ zú dǎo · lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom); fig. to dance about; to express one's feelings in body language
Character breakdown
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手机shǒujī
cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],臺|台[tai2]
手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
手表shǒubiǎowristwatch; CL:塊|块[kuai4],隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
跳舞tiàowǔto dance
洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet; lavatory; washroom
足球zúqiúsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football (CL:個|个[ge4])