音 乐 music / CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4] 曲 子 qǔ zi poem for singing / tune / music / CL:支[zhi1] 音 律 yīn lu:4 tuning / temperament / music 丝 竹 sī zhú traditional Chinese musical instruments / music 音 韵 yīn yùn music / rhyme and rhythm / initial, 音[yin1], and final and tone, 韻|韵[yun4], of a Chinese character / phoneme 八 音 bā yīn ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music 乐 music 頀 music 唱 片 chàng piàn gramophone record / LP / music CD / musical album / CL:張|张[zhang1] 大 众 dà zhòng the masses / the great bulk of the population / popular (of music, science etc) 舞 曲 wǔ qǔ dance music 品 味 pǐn wèi to sample / to taste / to appreciate / one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc) / good taste 曲 目 qǔ mù repertoire / program / song / piece of music 流 行 音 乐 liú xíng yīn yuè pop music 乐 坛 yuè tán music circles / music world 插 曲 chā qǔ music played during a movie, play etc / incidental music / music played in a theatrical interlude / (fig.) incident / episode 歌 坛 gē tán singing stage / music business (esp. pop music) 配 乐 pèi yuè to create music for a movie or stage production / to dub music onto a soundtrack / incidental music / soundtrack music 背 景 音 乐 bèi jǐng yīn yuè background music (BGM) / soundtrack / musical setting 咪 咪 mī mī oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc / (onom.) meow / kitty kitty! / Mimi (Western name) / tits (i.e. slang for breasts) 音 乐 学 院 yīn yuè xué yuàn music academy / conservatory 摇 滚 乐 yáo gǔn yuè rock music / rock 'n roll 名 曲 míng qǔ famous song / well-known piece of music 古 典 音 乐 gǔ diǎn yīn yuè classical music 乐 迷 yuè mí music fan 民 乐 mín yuè folk music, esp. for traditional instruments 声 乐 shēng yuè vocal music 中 国 音 乐 zhōng guó yīn yuè music of China 唱 腔 chàng qiāng vocal music (in opera) / aria 音 乐 节 yīn yuè jié music festival 图 谱 tú pǔ archive of graphics (e.g. maps, documents or botanical figures) / atlas / collection of illustrations or sheet music 乐 谱 yuè pǔ a musical score / sheet music 荣 登 róng dēng (of a list, music chart etc) to reach the top 弦 乐 xián yuè string music 过 门 guò mén to pass through a doorway / (of a woman) to marry / orchestral music interlude in an opera 轻 音 乐 qīng yīn yuè light music 器 乐 qì yuè instrumental music 合 奏 hé zòu to perform music (as an ensemble) 管 弦 乐 guǎn xián yuè orchestral music 巨 匠 jù jiàng great master (of literature, music etc) 简 谱 jiǎn pǔ music notation in which the notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si are represented by numerals 1 to 7 音 乐 之 声 Yīn yuè zhī shēng The Sound of Music, Broadway musical (1959) and Academy Award-winning movie (1965) 仙 乐 xiān yuè heavenly music 说 书 shuō shū folk art consisting of storytelling to music 笙 歌 shēng gē music and song (formal writing) 乡 村 音 乐 xiāng cūn yīn yuè country music (country & western music genre) 礼 乐 lǐ yuè (Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society) 乐 理 yuè lǐ music theory 对 位 duì wèi counterpoint (in music etc) / to align / alignment 中 央 音 乐 学 院 Zhōng yāng Yīn yuè Xué yuàn Central Conservatory of Music 秦 腔 Qín qiāng Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music / Shaanxi opera 谱 曲 pǔ qǔ to compose a piece of music 哀 乐 āi yuè funeral music / plaint / dirge 缠 绵 悱 恻 chán mián fěi cè (of a person) sad beyond words (idiom) / (of music, literature etc) poignant / very sentimental 国 乐 guó yuè national music / Chinese traditional music 奏 乐 zòu yuè to perform music / to play a tune 葛 莱 美 奖 Gě lái měi jiǎng Grammy Award (US prize for music recording) / also written 格萊美獎|格莱美奖 一 板 一 眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail 格 莱 美 奖 Gé lái měi jiǎng Grammy Award (US music industry award) 元 曲 Yuán qǔ Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy 六 经 Liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] 顿 挫 dùn cuò a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes / a cadence / punctuated by a transition / with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting) 编 钟 biān zhōng set of bells (old Chinese music instrument) 六 艺 Liù Yì the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4]) / another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1] 三 弦 sān xián sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra 室 内 乐 shì nèi yuè chamber music 雅 乐 yǎ yuè formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou / Korean a'ak / Japanese gagaku 西 皮 xī pí one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera / see also 二黃|二黄[er4 huang2] 二 黄 èr huáng one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera / Peking opera / also written 二簧[er4 huang2] / see also 西皮[xi1 pi2] 宫 调 gōng diào modes of ancient Chinese music 评 话 píng huà storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary 平 话 píng huà storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary 牌 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]) 凯 (bound form) triumphal music / (Tw) (coll.) generous with money / lavish in spending / chi (Greek letter Χχ) 奏 to play music / to achieve / to present a memorial to the emperor (old) 谱 chart / list / table / register / score (music) / spectrum (physics) / to set to music 簧 reed (of a music instrument) / spring / coil 夔 Kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 韺 music of legendary emperor Gu 通 classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) 荡 气 回 肠 dàng qì huí cháng heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc) / deeply moving 靡 靡 之 音 mǐ mǐ zhī yīn (idiom) decadent music 一 板 三 眼 yī bǎn sān yǎn lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. scrupulous attention to detail 含 商 咀 征 hán shāng jǔ zhēng permeated with beautiful music (idiom) 含 宫 咀 征 hán gōng jǔ zhēng permeated with beautiful music (idiom) 含 商 咀 徵 hán shāng jǔ zhǐ permeated with beautiful music (idiom) 含 宫 咀 徵 hán gōng jǔ zhǐ permeated with beautiful music (idiom) 胡 乐 hú yuè Hu music / central Asian music (e.g. as appreciated by Tang literati) 中 听 zhōng tīng pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news) / to one's liking / music to one's ears / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1] 板 眼 bǎn yǎn measure in traditional Chinese music / orderliness 梆 子 腔 bāng zǐ qiāng a general term for local operas in Shangxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong etc / the music of such operas 韹 music of bell and drum 哢 to sing or chirp (of birds) / music sound 现 代 音 乐 xiàn dài yīn yuè modern music / contemporary music 雅 歌 yǎ gē part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 / a song / a poem set to elegant music / a refined chant / the biblical Song of Solomon 音 乐 光 碟 yīn yuè guāng dié music CD 电 音 diàn yīn electronic music (genre) 民 间 音 乐 mín jiān yīn yuè folk music 热 门 音 乐 rè mén yīn yuè popular or hot music 上 海 音 乐 学 院 Shàng hǎi Yīn yuè Xué yuàn Shanghai Conservatory of Music
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