Chinese word

演唱

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǎn chàng

Meaning

  • verbsing

Example

他在舞台上演唱那首歌。tā zài wǔ tái shàng yǎn chàng nà shǒu gē

He sings that song on stage.

Illustration for 演唱 (sing)

More examples

他在音乐节上演唱了几首昔日的歌曲。tā zài yīn yuè jié shàng yǎn chàng le jí shǒu xī rì de gē qǔ

He sang a few old songs at the music festival.

Core concept

A song becomes a vocal performance presented to an audience.

Common phrases

  • 在舞台上演唱zài wǔ tái shàng yǎn chàng

    sing on stage

  • 演唱歌曲yǎn chàng gē qǔ

    sing songs

Similar words

唱歌chàng gē: Sing songs as an activity, without focusing on a public performance.
表演biáo yǎn: Present singing or acting as a staged performance for an audience.
演奏yǎn zòu: Perform a musical work by playing an instrument.

Definition in Chinese

用表演的形式以歌声表现乐曲，通常强调公开或正式的歌唱行为。yòng biáo yǎn de xíng shì yǐ gē shēng biǎo xiàn yuè qǔ tōng cháng qiáng diào gōng kāi huò zhèng shì de gē chàng xíng wéi

Word origin

The compound 演 (yǎn, "perform") + 唱 (chàng, "sing") joins the idea of performing with the act of singing, so the word treats singing as the presentation of a song.

Usage tips

  • In event listings and introductions, this verb naturally takes the song or musical work being presented as its object, which makes the sentence focus on a performance rather than on singing in general.

Other meanings

  • singingnoun

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