Chinese Word: 歌 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

歌HSK 2

Pinyin: gē

English Definition: song; Classifiers: 支 ; to sing

Chinese Definition:
①唱：歌唱。歌咏。歌颂。歌坛。歌台舞榭。歌舞。能歌善舞。
②能唱的文词：唱歌。歌谱。歌词。歌诀。民歌。诗歌。歌行(xíng)(旧诗的一种体裁，音节、格律比较自由)。诗言志，歌咏言。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 欠

Pictophonetic:哥 indicates the sound; 欠 (breath) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 哥 [ gē ] elder brother
- 欠 [ qiàn ] to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn

Similar Characters: 歇

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诗歌	shī gē	poem; Classifiers: 本
歌曲	gē qǔ	song
歌声	gē shēng	singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet
歌舞	gē wǔ	singing and dancing
歌唱	gē chàng	to sing

1		tā 她 huì 会 chàng gē 唱歌 She can sing
2		tā 她 cháng cháng 常常 chàng gē 唱歌。 She often sings.
3		wǒ 我 hěn shǎo 很少 chàng gē 唱歌。 I rarely sing.
4		nǐ 你 huì 会 chàng gē 唱歌 ma 吗？ Can you sing?
5		tā 她 huì 会 chàng gē 唱歌 ma 吗？ Can she sing?

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1		tā 她 huì 会 chàng gē 唱歌 She can sing
2		tā 她 cháng cháng 常常 chàng gē 唱歌。 She often sings.
3		wǒ 我 hěn shǎo 很少 chàng gē 唱歌。 I rarely sing.
4		nǐ 你 huì 会 chàng gē 唱歌 ma 吗？ Can you sing?
5		tā 她 huì 会 chàng gē 唱歌 ma 吗？ Can she sing?