Word

乐曲 (yuè qǔ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 乐曲

名 míng noun

musical piece

他正在演奏一首古典乐曲。

tā zhèng zài yǎn zòu yì shǒu gǔ diǎn yuè qǔ

He is performing a classical musical piece.

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Word breakdown

乐 yuè — music

1 音乐 yīn yuè — music HSK 3
- 音 sound, tone
- 乐 music, melody
Example

我喜欢听音乐。

wǒ xǐ huan tīng yīn yuè

I like listening to music.
2 乐器 yuè qì — musical instrument HSK 6
- 乐 music
- 器 instrument, device
Example

她最喜欢的乐器是小提琴。

tā zuì xǐ huan de yuè qì shì xiǎo tí qín

Her favorite musical instrument is the violin.
3 乐谱 yuè pǔ — sheet music HSK 7
- 乐 music
- 谱 score, notation
Example

她正在看乐谱练习钢琴。

tā zhèng zài kàn yuè pǔ liàn xí gāng qín

She is reading sheet music while practicing piano.
4 乐队 yuè duì — band HSK 7
- 乐 music
- 队 team, group
Example

他在一个摇滚乐队里弹吉他。

tā zài yí ge yáo gǔn yuè duì lǐ tán jí tā

He plays guitar in a rock band.
5 交响乐 jiāo xiǎng yuè — symphony HSK 7
- 交 interweaving, exchange (of musical parts)
- 响 sound, resonance (of the orchestra)
- 乐 music
Example

贝多芬的第九交响乐非常著名。

Bèi duō fēn de dì jiǔ jiāo xiǎng yuè fēi cháng zhù míng

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is very famous.

曲 qǔ — composition

1 歌曲 gē qǔ — song HSK 5
- 歌 song, singing, vocal music
- 曲 tune, melody, musical composition
Example

她喜欢听流行歌曲。

tā xǐ huan tīng liú xíng gē qǔ

She likes to listen to pop songs.
2 戏曲 xì qǔ — traditional Chinese opera HSK 6
- 戏 drama, play, theater
- 曲 melody, tune, music
Example

京剧是中国最著名的戏曲之一。

jīng jù shì zhōng guó zuì zhù míng de xì qǔ zhī yī

Peking Opera is one of China's most famous traditional operas.
3 主题曲 zhǔ tí qǔ — theme song HSK 7
- 主 main, principal
- 题 theme, subject
- 曲 song, melody
Example

她演唱了这个电视剧的主题曲。

tā yǎn chàng le zhè ge diàn shì jù de zhǔ tí qǔ

She sang the theme song for this TV series.
4 插曲 chā qǔ — interlude; episode HSK 7
- 插 to insert; to interject
- 曲 melody; tune; section
Example

那只是我们旅行中的一个小插曲。

nà zhǐ shì wǒ men lǚ xíng zhōng de yí ge xiǎo chā qǔ

That was just a small episode in our trip.
5 曲艺 qǔ yì — quyi (traditional Chinese folk art forms) HSK 7
- 曲 melody, tune, musical element
- 艺 art, artistic skill, performance
Example

相声是中国最受欢迎的曲艺形式之一。

xiàng sheng shì zhōng guó zuì shòu huān yíng de qǔ yì xíng shì zhī yī

Xiangsheng is one of China's most popular quyi forms.

Structure & writing

1 乐 yuè — music

Xpinyin

乐 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

烁 shuò gleaming; glittering

乐 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 曲 qǔ — a musical composition for singing or performance

Xpinyin

曲 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 3

典 diǎn norm; rule; standard

曲 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order