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“song” in Chinese

Chinese

Also曲 (qǔ) · 首 (shǒu) · 歌曲 (gē qǔ)

Pronunciation

Pinyingē

Example

你听过这首歌吗？nǐ tīng guò zhè shǒu gē ma

Have you heard this song?

Illustration for 歌 (song)

How to say “song” in Chinese

“Song” in Chinese is 歌 (gē).

A musical work carried by the human voice, with melody and words joined in one piece.

Full entry for 歌: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 歌

我最喜欢这首歌。wǒ zuì xǐ huān zhè shǒu gē

I like this song best.

Tips for using 歌

  • When counting songs, Chinese uses 首 (shǒu, "measure word for songs") before the noun, while English usually has no special counter word.

Other Chinese words for “song”

2

曲

qǔ

nounsong

这首曲子很好听。zhè shǒu qǔ zi hěn hǎo tīng

This song sounds very nice.

3

首

shǒu

measure wordsong

给我推荐两首好听的歌。gěi wǒ tuī jiàn liáng shǒu hǎo tīng de gē

Recommend two good songs to me.

这首歌曲很动听。zhè shǒu gē qǔ hěn dòng tīng

This song sounds very good.

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