| 戏曲 | xì qǔ | Chinese opera | |
| 歌曲 | gē qǔ | song | |
| 曲艺 | qǔ yì | folk musical theater | |
| 乐曲 | yuè qǔ | musical composition | |
| 作曲家 | zuò qǔ jiā | composer; songwriter |
| 曲折HSK 6 | qū zhé | winding; (fig.) complicated | |
| 曲线 | qū xiàn | curve; curved line; indirect; in a roundabout way | |
| 歪曲HSK 6 | wāi qū | to distort; to misrepresent | |
| 扭曲 | niǔ qū | to twist; to warp; to distort | |
| 弯曲 | wān qū | to bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp |
| 1 | She repeatedly practiced the piano piece. | |
| 2 | This song ranks first. | |
| 3 | Scientists have found that space can be curved. | |
| 4 | I listened to a new song. | |
| 5 | This is a classic pop song. |