Chinese Vocabulary: Learn Words Related To Music In Mandarin

Learn Music-Related Vocabulary in Chinese

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Learn the most common Chinese words related to the music industry!

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This list with real audio voice recording will teach you how to pronounce the most important words.

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吉他

jítā

guitar

我家里有好几把吉他，但是我不会弹。

Wǒ jiālǐ yǒu hǎojǐ bǎ jítā, dànshì wǒ bù huì tán.

I have several guitars at home, but I can’t play them.

 MEASURE WORD  把 bǎ

唱歌

chàng gē

To sing

她唱歌跳舞什么都会。

Tā chànggē tiàowǔ shénme dōu huì.

She can sing and dance.

 MEASURE WORD  只 zhī / 个 gè /群 qún

钢琴

gāngqín

piano

这个钢琴的声音听起来优点奇怪。

Zhè gè gāngqín de shēngyīn tīngqǐlái yōudiǎn qíguài.

The sound of this piano sounds strange.

 MEASURE WORD  架 jià

弹钢琴

tán gāngqín

To play piano

妹妹弹钢琴弹得很好。

Mèimèi tán gāngqín tán de hěn hǎo.

My sister plays the piano very well.

 MEASURE WORD  只 zhī

音乐

yīnyuè

music

我有一只狗。

Wǒ xǐhuan tīng diànzǐ yīnyuè.

I like to listen to electronic music.

 MEASURE WORD  段 duàn

KTV

KTV

Karaoke

周末的时候我喜欢去KTV唱歌。

Zhōumò de shíhou wǒ xǐhuan qù KTVchànggē.

I like to go to karaoke to sing on weekends.

 MEASURE WORD  只 zhī

麦克风

màikèfēng

microphone

这个麦克风不好用了。

Zhè gè màikèfēng bù hǎoyòng le.

This microphone doesn’t work well.

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè

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