Chinese word

歌唱

Pronunciation

Pinyingē chàng

Meaning

  • verbsing

Example

她喜欢在聚会上歌唱。tā xǐ huān zài jù huì shàng gē chàng

She likes singing at parties.

Illustration for 歌唱 (sing)

More examples

在录音室里，他专心歌唱。zài lù yīn shì lǐ tā zhuān xīn gē chàng

In the recording studio, he concentrated on singing.

Core concept

Gives a melody a human voice, from a complete song to a repeated vocal line.

Common phrases

  • 擅长歌唱shàn cháng gē chàng

    be good at singing

  • 在舞台上歌唱zài wǔ tái shàng gē chàng

    sing on stage

  • 用歌唱表达yòng gē chàng biǎo dá

    express through singing

Similar words

唱歌chàng gē: Singing songs as an ordinary everyday activity.
演唱yǎn chàng: Singing and presenting a song in a performance or other formal setting.
合唱hé chàng: Singing the same song with several people by combining their voices.

Definition in Chinese

通过人声演绎歌曲或旋律的行为或动作。tōng guò rén shēng yǎn yì gē qǔ huò xuán lǜ de xíng wéi huò dòng zuò

Word origin

歌 (gē, "song") + 唱 (chàng, "sing aloud") join the idea of a song with the act of voicing it, yielding a word for vocal musical expression.

Usage tips

  • For everyday conversation, its register matters: it is natural in formal descriptions, arts writing, and event language, but can sound more elevated than ordinary chat.

Other meanings

  • chantverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 歌唱家gē chàng jiāsingernoun
  • 歌唱能力gē chàng néng lìsinging abilitynoun

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