How to say “tune” in Chinese
tune, song
“Tune” in Chinese is 曲, qǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
曲 is read qǔ. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Second reading: qū, “crooked, bent”.
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 “曲”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 曲. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 年轻人都喜欢听流行歌曲。niánqīngréndōuxǐhuantīngliúxínggēqǔYoung people love listening to pop songs.
- 京剧是中国戏曲的一种jīngjùshìZhōngguóxìqǔdeyìzhǒngPeking opera is one of the forms of traditional Chinese theater.
- 她为大家演奏了一首乐曲。tāwèidàjiāyǎnzòuleyìshǒuyuèqǔShe performed a piece of music for everyone.
- 观众评选出了今年最受欢迎的十首歌曲。guānzhòngpíngxuǎnchūlejīnniánzuìshòuhuānyíngdeshíshǒugēqǔThe audience chose the ten most popular songs of the year.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Prose, poems, fairy tales”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tune” in Chinese?
“Tune” in Chinese is 曲, pinyin qǔ.
What does 曲 mean?
曲 (qǔ) means “tune, song”.
How do you write 曲?
曲 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 曲?
曲 is read qǔ. Tones: qǔ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“tune” in the lesson “Prose, poems, fairy tales”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” of HSK 6. 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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