Word

曲 (qǔ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

also read as:

qū bent, crooked; to bend, curve; curved, winding

Meaning of 曲

名 míng noun

song, melody, tune

这首曲很好听。

zhè shǒu qǔ hěn hǎo tīng

This song sounds very good.

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Word breakdown

曲 qǔ — song, melody, tune

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 乐曲 yuè qǔ — musical piece HSK 6
- 乐 music
- 曲 composition
Example

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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.

Structure & writing

1 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