芭 bā
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 巴 to cling
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
芭蕾
bālěi
ballet
Characters in this word
蕾 lěi
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 雷 thunder
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她学习芭蕾十多年，最难克服的不是疼痛，而是对完美的执念。 Tā xuéxí bālěi shí duō nián, zuì nán kèfú de bú shì téngtòng, ér shì duì wánměi de zhíniàn. She has studied ballet for more than ten years; the hardest thing to overcome is not pain, but an obsession with perfection.
- 小女孩穿着白色的芭蕾舞鞋，在台上轻轻转圈。 Xiǎo nǚhái chuānzhe báisè de bālěi wǔxié, zài tái shang qīngqīng zhuànquān. The little girl in white ballet shoes twirled lightly on the stage.
- 周末她都去舞蹈教室练芭蕾。 Zhōumò tā dōu qù wǔdǎo jiàoshì liàn bālěi. Every weekend she goes to the dance studio to practise ballet.
Related words
- 花蕾 huālěi flower bud
- 歌剧 gējù opera
- 伴奏 bànzòu to accompany; musical accompaniment
- 歌舞 gēwǔ song and dance; singing and dancing
- 合唱 héchàng to sing in chorus; choral singing
- 歌谣 gēyáo folk song; ballad
- 笛子 dízi flute
- 插图 chātú illustration
- 画册 huàcè picture album; illustrated catalogue
- 雕像 diāoxiàng statue
- 雕塑 diāosù sculpture; to sculpt
- 雕刻 diāokè to carve; carving