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HSK 2
唱
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
伴唱
bànchàng
vocal accompaniment
假唱
jiǎchàng
to lip-sync (singing)
传唱
chuánchàng
(of a song) to pass from person to person
合唱
héchàng
chorus
吟唱
yínchàng
to chant
哼唱
hēngchàng
to hum
唱K
chàngK
(slang) to sing karaoke
唱功
chànggōng
singing skill
唱名
chàngmíng
solfege
唱和
chànghè
antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus)
唱商
chàngshāng
"singing quotient", i.e. how well a singer understands, grasps and executes a song
唱喏
chàngrě
to chant out answer to a teacher
唱念
chàngniàn
to recite loudly
唱戏
chàngxì
to perform in opera
唱曲
chàngqǔ
to sing a song
唱本
chàngběn
opera libretto
唱机
chàngjī
gramophone
唱歌
chànggē
to sing a song
唱段
chàngduàn
aria (in opera)
唱法
chàngfǎ
singing style
Example Sentences (8)
小夏，你爷爷京剧唱得真专业，我还以为他是京剧演员呢。
Xiǎo Xià, nǐ yéye Jīngjù chàng de zhēn zhuānyè, wǒ hái yǐwéi tā shì Jīngjù yǎnyuán ne.
Xiao Xia, your grandpa sings Peking Opera really professionally. I even thought he was a Peking Opera actor.
Text 1
真没想到你一个来自美国的外国留学生，能把京剧唱得这么好。
Zhēn méi xiǎngdào nǐ yí gè láizì Měiguó de wàiguó liúxuéshēng, néng bǎ Jīngjù chàng de zhème hǎo.
I really didn’t expect that you, a foreign student from the United States, could sing Peking Opera so well.
Text 2
我常常跟着电视学唱京剧，然后一遍一遍地练习，偶尔跟中国人一起唱上几句。
Wǒ chángcháng gēnzhe diànshì xué chàng jīngjù, ránhòu yí biàn yí biàn de liànxí, ǒu'ěr gēn zhōngguó rén yìqǐ chàng shàng jǐ jù.
I often learn to sing Peking opera by following along with the TV, then practice over and over, and occasionally sing a few lines with Chinese people.
Text 2
我常常跟着电视学唱京剧，然后一遍一遍地练习，偶尔跟中国人一起唱上几句。
Wǒ chángcháng gēnzhe diànshì xué chàng jīngjù, ránhòu yí biàn yí biàn de liànxí, ǒu'ěr gēn zhōngguó rén yìqǐ chàng shàng jǐ jù.
I often learn to sing Peking opera by following along with the TV, then practice over and over, and occasionally sing a few lines with Chinese people.
Text 2
我们唱了两个小时歌，晚上还去听音乐会了。
Wǒmen chàng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí gē, wǎnshang hái qù tīng yīnyuèhuì le.
We sang for two hours, and in the evening we also went to a concert.
Text 2
是呀，他8岁就开始上台演出，到现在大概唱了60多年了，他对这门艺术的喜爱从来没有改变过。
Shì ya, tā bā suì jiù kāishǐ shàng tái yǎnchū, dào xiànzài dàgài chàng le liùshí duō nián le, tā duì zhè mén yìshù de xǐ'ài cónglái méiyǒu gǎibiàn guo.
Yes, he started performing on stage at 8, and to this day he has sung for over 60 years. His love for this art has never changed.
Text 1
老年人说：浪漫其实就像歌中唱的那样，“我能想到最浪漫的事，就是和你一起慢慢变老。”
Lǎo nián rén shuō: làng màn qí shí jiù xiàng gē zhōng chàng de nà yàng,"wǒ néng xiǎng dào zuì làng màn de shì, jiù shì hé nǐ yì qǐ màn màn biàn lǎo."
Elderly people say: Romance is actually just like the song says, 'The most romantic thing I can think of is to slowly grow old with you.'
Text 4
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,251
- Word Frequency Rank
- 997 of 84,292