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交响乐

jiāoxiǎngyuè

symphony; orchestral music

A conductor facing a semicircle of musicians in a hall
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Characters in this word

交 jiāo

Strokes
6
Radical
亠 — lid, cover
Made of
六 six 乂 to govern
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

响 xiǎng

Strokes
9
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 向 towards
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

乐 lè

Strokes
5
Radical
丿 — falling stroke
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这部交响乐把民间旋律与现代和声结合得十分自然。 Zhè bù jiāoxiǎngyuè bǎ mínjiān xuánlǜ yǔ xiàndài héshēng jiéhé de shífēn zìrán. This symphony combines folk melodies with modern harmony in a very natural way.
  • 周末我们去音乐厅听了一场交响乐。 Zhōumò wǒmen qù yīnyuètīng tīng le yì chǎng jiāoxiǎngyuè. At the weekend we went to a concert hall to hear a symphony.
  • 听着交响乐,她慢慢地睡着了。 Tīngzhe jiāoxiǎngyuè, tā mànmàn de shuìzháo le. Listening to the symphony, she slowly fell asleep.

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