广场舞已经成为中国文化的一部分。
退休的男人和女人会在早上或晚上在广场上跳舞，作为常规的锻炼。
但中国年轻一代并不认为这是一件很酷的事，他们觉得跳广场舞是老年人做的事，年轻人做会很尴尬。
但很多国外的媒体赞扬广场舞，他们认为老人在做着很棒的事情，在享受生活，队伍是如此的庞大，他们的组织工作做得很好。
可能中国的年轻人应该多给老人们一些支持和理解。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 广场舞 | guǎng chǎng wǔ | square dancing, an exercise routine performed to music in public squares, parks and plazas, popular esp. among middle-aged and retired women in China |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture / civilization |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece |
| 退休 | tuì xiū | to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man / a male / men |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 或 | huò | or |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening / night |
| 广场 | guǎng chǎng | public square; plaza |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance |
| 作为 | zuò wéi | one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / as (in the capacity of) / qua |
| 常规 | cháng guī | code of conduct; conventions; common practice / routine (medical procedure etc) |
| 锻炼 | duàn liàn | to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 一代 | yī dài | an era; an age; a generation |
| 并 | bìng | (not) at all |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 件 | jiàn | classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 酷 | kù | ruthless / strong / (loanword) cool / hip |
| 事 | shì | matter / thing / item / affair |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 跳 | tiào | to jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce |
| 老年人 | lǎo nián rén | old people; the elderly |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 年轻人 | nián qīng rén | young people / youngster |
| 尴尬 | gān gà | awkward; embarrassed |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad / external (affairs) / overseas / foreign |
| 媒体 | méi tǐ | media, esp. news media |
| 赞扬 | zàn yáng | to praise / to approve of / to show approval |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman / the elderly |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 棒 | bàng | smart / capable / strong / wonderful |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy / to live it up |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 队伍 | duì wu | ranks / troops / queue / line / procession |
| 如此 | rú cǐ | like this; so; such |
| 庞大 | páng dà | huge; enormous; tremendous |
| 组织 | zǔ zhī | organization |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | job / work / task |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 给 | gěi | to give |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 支持 | zhī chí | support / backing |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend; to understand |