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歌唱

gēchàng

to sing

HSK 6 · Topic “Arts and Stage”
A joyful person sings beside small birds on a branch
Memory picture

Characters in this word

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

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

Example phrases

  • 那位老人用沙哑的声音歌唱故乡，台下许多人都红了眼眶。 Nà wèi lǎorén yòng shāyǎ de shēngyīn gēchàng gùxiāng, táixià xǔduō rén dōu hóng le yǎnkuàng. The elderly man sang of his hometown in a hoarse voice, and many people in the audience had tears in their eyes.
  • 孩子们在院子里快乐地歌唱。 Háizimen zài yuànzi lǐ kuàilè de gēchàng. The children are singing happily in the yard.
  • 她喜欢歌唱美丽的春天。 Tā xǐhuan gēchàng měilì de chūntiān. She likes to sing about the beautiful spring.

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