"Melody" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 旋律 | xuán lu:4 | melody |   |
| 曲调 | qǔ diào | tune / melody | |
| 调子 | diào zi | tune / melody / tuning / cadence / intonation / (speech) tone | |
| 腔调 | qiāng diào | a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement | |
| 调 |  diào | to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody | |
| 调门 | diào mén | melody / pitch or key (music) / tone / style / point of view | |
| 主旋律 | zhǔ xuán lu:4 | (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view | |
| 金曲奖 | Jīn qǔ jiǎng | Golden Melody Awards | |
| 方文山 | Fāng Wén shān | Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist | |
| 牌 | pái | signboard / plaque / plate / tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]) / brand / trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]) / mahjong tile / domino / playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2pai2] and 曲牌[qu3pai2]) | |
| 木卡姆 | mù kǎ mǔ | muqam, any of a set of 12 melody types used in the music of the Uyghurs | |
| 重头 | chóng tóu | anew / from the beginning / (in poetry and song) repetition of a melody or rhythm | |
