# 秧歌 (yāngge)

In Mandarin Chinese, 秧歌 (yāngge) means “rural folk dance; harvest dance”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: rural folk dance; harvest dance
- Pinyin: yāngge (yang1 ge5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 广场上有很多人在扭秧歌。
  Guǎngchǎng shàng yǒu hěn duō rén zài niǔ yāngge.
  Many people are dancing the folk dance in the square.

## Characters

- 秧 (yāng): sapling; seedling; sprout; (esp.) rice seedling; stem; stalk; vine
- [歌](https://hanziro.com/word/ge-song/) (gē): song

https://hanziro.com/word/yang-ge-rural-folk-dance/

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