How to say “sing” in Chinese
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“Sing” in Chinese is 唱, chàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
唱 is read chàng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 口 “mouth”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “唱”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 唱. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她很喜欢唱歌tāhěnxǐhuanchànggēShe really likes singing.
- 我给大家唱一首歌吧wǒgěidàjiāchàngyìshǒugēbaLet me sing everyone a song.
- 让你唱你就唱吧，别害羞。ràngnǐchàngnǐjiùchàngba,biéhàixiūThey're asking you to sing — so sing, don't be shy.
- 他们让我唱一首歌，可是我唱得不好。tāmenràngwǒchàngyìshǒugē,kěshìwǒchàngdebùhǎoThey're asking me to sing a song, but I'm a bad singer.
- 让你唱你就唱吧ràngnǐchàngnǐjiùchàngbaThey're asking you to sing — so sing.
- 晚会上，大家唱歌的唱歌，跳舞的跳舞，非常热闹。wǎnhuìshang,dàjiāchànggēdechànggē,tiàowǔdetiàowǔ,fēichángrènaoAt the party some sang and some danced — it was really lively.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Movies, music, TV”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sing” in Chinese?
“Sing” in Chinese is 唱, pinyin chàng.
What does 唱 mean?
唱 (chàng) means “sing”.
How do you write 唱?
唱 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 唱?
唱 is read chàng. Tones: chàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sing” in the lesson “Movies, music, TV”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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