The Chinese word for to dance is
跳舞

tiào wǔ

Chinese Definition

dance
1. 舞
2. 跳动
3. 跃动
4. 摇晃
5. 荡漾
6. 使跳舞
7. 上下摇晃
8. 逗弄
9. 跳舞
10. 舞蹈
11. 舞会
Components
跳
1. to jump; to leap; to hop
2. to pass over; to skip; to bypass
跳級 - to skip a grade
我絕對不跳這麼好聽的 OP。 - I will never skip such an awesome opening.
3. to beat; to palpitate; to pulsate
心跳 - heartbeat
4. to jump (into or from) so as to result in death
跳河 - to commit suicide by jumping into a river
跳樓 - to commit suicide by jumping out of a window; to jump to one's death
5. (attention, zh, missing 电水壶自动跳?)
6. (obsolete) Alternative form of 逃 (to flee)
舞
1. to dance (move rhythmically)
載zài歌載zài舞 - to sing and dance; festive celebrations -
2. dance (performance art); dancing
芭蕾舞 - ballet -
^中國舞 - Chinese dance -
跳一個舞 - to perform a dance -
3. to dance with something in one's hands
舞獅 - to perform a lion dance -
舞火龍
4. to wield; to brandish; to shake
舞劍 - to brandish a sword -
5. (literary or in compounds) to fly; to flutter
眉飛色舞 - to beam with joy -
6. (literary or in compounds) to play with
舞弊 - to engage in fraudulent practices -
舞文弄墨
7. (Cantonese, Hakka) to mess with; to play with; to tease
啲新仔畀同事舞mou5-2 到陀陀to4-2擰ning6。 - The colleagues messed with the newbies big time.
8. (Cantonese, Hokkien) to fiddle with; to be busy with; to handle; to operate
我舞mou5-2 咗半日都舞mou5-2 唔掂部麵包機。 - I've worked on this for half a day, but I still haven't figured out how this bread machine works.
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Translations for 舞 and their definitions

舞蹈
1. n. (, un) dance (performance art); dancing
舞蹈比賽 - dance competition
2. n. (historical) (a type of ceremony performed by court officials when making an audience with the emperor)
3. n. (archaic) expression of joy
4. v. to dance (move rhythmically)