起舞

qǐwǔ

to begin dancing (moving rhythmically)

Wiktionary

Examples

體育場內已搭建起舞台。

A stage has been set up in the stadium.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 起 qǐ
  1. to rise
  2. to raise
  3. to get up
  4. to set out
  5. to start
  6. to appear
  7. to launch
  8. to initiate (action)
  9. to draft
  10. to establish
  11. to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. verb suffix, to start
  13. starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. classifier for groups: batch, group
2 舞 wǔ
  1. to dance
  2. to wield
  3. to brandish

Containing this entry

翩翩起舞 piānpiānqǐwǔ (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully
聞雞起舞 wénjīqǐwǔ
  1. to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)
  2. to be diligent in one's studies