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合唱

héchàng

to sing in chorus; choral singing

A row of children in red scarves sing together
Memory picture

Characters in this word

合 hé

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
亼 to assemble, to gather together 口 mouth

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

  • 闭幕式上,来自十多个国家的青年代表合唱了一首和平主题歌曲。 Bìmùshì shàng, láizì shí duō gè guójiā de qīngnián dàibiǎo héchàng le yì shǒu hépíng zhǔtí gēqǔ. At the closing ceremony, youth representatives from more than ten countries sang a peace-themed song in chorus.
  • 孩子们站成两排,开心地合唱起来。 Háizimen zhàn chéng liǎng pái, kāixīn de héchàng qǐlái. The children stood in two rows and happily began to sing together.
  • 我们学校的合唱团明天要参加比赛。 Wǒmen xuéxiào de héchàngtuán míngtiān yào cānjiā bǐsài. Our school's choir will take part in a competition tomorrow.

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