How to say “song” in Chinese
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“Song” in Chinese is 歌, gē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
歌 is read gē. 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, 哥 gē hints at the sound.
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 “歌”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 歌. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她很喜欢唱歌tāhěnxǐhuanchànggēShe really likes singing.
- 这个歌很好听zhègegēhěnhǎotīngThis song sounds really nice.
- 他一边听歌，一边做作业。tāyìbiāntīnggē,yìbiānzuòzuòyèHe does his homework while listening to songs.
- 我一边听歌一边写作业wǒyìbiāntīnggē,yìbiānxiězuòyèI do my homework while listening to songs.
- 这首歌很好听。zhèshǒugēhěnhǎotīngThis song sounds really nice.
- 我给大家唱一首歌吧wǒgěidàjiāchàngyìshǒugēbaLet me sing everyone a song.
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 “song” in Chinese?
“Song” in Chinese is 歌, pinyin gē.
What does 歌 mean?
歌 (gē) means “song”.
How do you write 歌?
歌 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 歌?
歌 is read gē. Tones: gē — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“song” 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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