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唱歌

chànggē

to sing a song

HSK 1 · Topic “Free time” Sports & leisureCulture & artsVerb + object
to sing a song
Memory picture

Characters in this word

唱 chàng

Strokes
11
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 昌 sunlight
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

歌 gē

Strokes
14
Radical
欠 — to lack, to owe
Made of
哥 elder brother 欠 to lack, to owe
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 她很喜欢唱歌。 Tā hěn xǐhuan chànggē. She really likes singing.
  • 我们一起唱歌吧。 Wǒmen yìqǐ chànggē ba. Let's sing a song together.
  • 你会唱歌吗? Nǐ huì chànggē ma? Can you sing?
  • 老师常常唱歌。 Lǎoshī chángcháng chànggē. The teacher often sings.
  • 谁在唱歌呢? Shéi zài chànggē ne? Who is singing?
  • 她不爱唱歌。 Tā bú ài chànggē. She doesn't like singing.
  • 请你唱歌吧。 Qǐng nǐ chànggē ba. Please sing.
  • 今天我们唱歌。 Jīntiān wǒmen chànggē. We are singing today.
  • 妈妈在家唱歌。 Māma zài jiā chànggē. Mom is singing at home.
  • 别在这里唱歌。 Bié zài zhèlǐ chànggē. Don't sing here.

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