能歌善舞

néng gē shàn wǔ

good at singing and dancing

Character by character

能néng
able

歌gē
song

善shàn
good at

舞wǔ
dance

她能歌善舞，每年公司年会都少不了她的节目。

She sings and dances well; no company party is complete without her act.

Tone: positive (praise).

A fine compliment for a person. Guidebooks pin it on whole minority peoples so often that it has become a cliché.

Learn this in Lesson 10 · HSK 5: 五十六个民族 (The 56 ethnic groups)

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