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Definitions

  1. 1. tune
  2. 2. song

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Words Containing 曲

小曲
xiǎo qǔ

popular song

弯曲
wān qū

to bend

戏曲
xì qǔ

Chinese opera

扭曲
niǔ qū

to twist

曲子
qǔ zi

poem for singing

曲折
qū zhé

winding

曲线
qū xiàn

curve

乐曲
yuè qǔ

musical composition

歌曲
gē qǔ

song

歪曲
wāi qū

to distort

三次曲线
sān cì qū xiàn

cubic curve (geometry)

三部曲
sān bù qǔ

trilogy

主题曲
zhǔ tí qǔ

theme song

二次曲
èr cì qū

quadratic curve

二次曲线
èr cì qū xiàn

quadratic curve (geometry)

二次曲面
èr cì qū miàn

quadric surface (geometry)

交响曲
jiāo xiǎng qǔ

symphony

代数曲线
dài shù qū xiàn

algebraic curve

代数曲面
dài shù qū miàn

algebraic surface

作曲
zuò qǔ

to compose (music)

作曲家
zuò qǔ jiā

composer

作曲者
zuò qǔ zhě

composer

催眠曲
cuī mián qǔ

lullaby

元曲
yuán qǔ

Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy

元曲四大家
yuán qǔ sì dà jiā

Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[guān hàn qīng], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[zhèng guāng zǔ], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[mǎ zhì yuǎn] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[bái pǔ]

前奏曲
qián zòu qǔ

prelude (music)

协奏曲
xié zòu qǔ

concerto

可展曲面
kě zhǎn qū miàn

(math.) a developable surface

名曲
míng qǔ

famous song

唱曲
chàng qǔ

to sing a song

单曲
dān qǔ

single (recording industry)

单叶双曲面
dān yè shuāng qū miàn

hyperboloid of one sheet (math.)

四部曲
sì bù qǔ

tetralogy

回旋曲
huí xuán qǔ

rondo

圆舞曲
yuán wǔ qǔ

waltz

圆锥曲线
yuán zhuī qū xiàn

conic section

地方戏曲
dì fāng xì qǔ

local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇|越剧[yuè jù], Sichuan opera 川劇|川剧[chuān jù], Henan opera 豫劇|豫剧[yù jù] etc

垣曲
yuán qǔ

Yuanqu county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi

垣曲县
yuán qǔ xiàn

Yuanqu county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi

夜曲
yè qǔ

nocturne (music)

奏鸣曲
zòu míng qǔ

sonata

套曲
tào qǔ

divertimento (music)

委曲
wěi qū

sinuous

委曲求全
wěi qū qiú quán

to accept a compromise

小夜曲
xiǎo yè qǔ

serenade

小插曲
xiǎo chā qǔ

episode

小步舞曲
xiǎo bù wǔ qǔ

minuet

屈曲
qū qū

crooked

昆曲
kūn qǔ

Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times

平面曲线
píng miàn qū xiàn

(math.) plane curve

序曲
xù qǔ

overture

弯弯曲曲
wān wān qū qū

curved

弯曲度
wān qū dù

curvature

弯曲空间
wān qū kōng jiān

curved space

拳曲
quán qū

to curl up

卷曲
juǎn qū

to curl (hair)

插曲
chā qǔ

music played during a movie, play etc

摇篮曲
yáo lán qǔ

lullaby

挠曲
náo qū

to bend

散曲
sǎn qǔ

verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing

文曲星
wén qǔ xīng

constellation governing scholarship and examinations; (fig.) renowned literary genius

旋转曲面
xuán zhuǎn qū miàn

a surface of revolution (math.)

是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí

lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits

时代曲
shí dài qǔ

shidaiqu, a musical genre that originated in Shanghai in the 1920s, a fusion of Chinese folk music and Western jazz

曲别针
qū bié zhēn

paper clip

曲周
qǔ zhōu

Quzhou county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei

曲周县
qǔ zhōu xiàn

Quzhou county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān], Hebei

曲奇
qū qí

cookie (loanword via Cantonese 曲奇 kuk1 kei4)

曲射
qū shè

(military) curved-trajectory fire

曲射炮
qū shè pào

curved-fire gun (mortar, howitzer etc)

曲尺
qū chǐ

set square (tool to measure right angles)

曲尺楼梯
qū chǐ lóu tī

staircase with right-angled turn

曲度
qū dù

curvature

曲意
qū yì

against one's will

曲意逢迎
qū yì féng yíng

to bow down to everything sb says or does

曲松
qǔ sōng

Qusum county, Tibetan: Chu gsum rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet

曲松县
qǔ sōng xiàn

Qusum county, Tibetan: Chu gsum rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet

曲柄
qū bǐng

crank handle

曲柄钻
qū bǐng zuàn

hand drill with a crank handle

曲棍
qū gùn

bent stick

曲棍球
qū gùn qiú

field hockey

曲水
qǔ shuǐ

Qüxü county, Tibetan: Chu shur rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet

曲水县
qǔ shuǐ xiàn

Qüxü county, Tibetan: Chu shur rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet

曲江
qǔ jiāng

Qujiang district of Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市, Guangdong

曲江区
qǔ jiāng qū

Qujiang district of Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市, Guangdong

曲池穴
qū chí xué

Quchi acupoint LI11, at the lateral end of the elbow crease

曲沃
qǔ wò

Quwo county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi

曲沃县
qǔ wò xiàn

Quwo county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi

曲率
qū lǜ

curvature

曲率向量
qū lǜ xiàng liàng

curvature vector

曲目
qǔ mù

repertoire

曲直
qū zhí

lit. crooked and straight

曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn

lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)

曲笔
qū bǐ

falsification in writing

曲终奏雅
qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ

perfect finish (idiom)

曲线图
qū xiàn tú

line graph

曲线拟合
qū xiàn nǐ hé

curve fitting

曲线救国
qū xiàn jiù guó

(of sb who ostensibly collaborated with the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war of 1937-1945) to secretly work for the Nationalists or against the Communists

曲线论
qū xiàn lùn

the theory of curves

曲线锯
qū xiàn ju

jigsaw

曲肱而枕
qū gōng ér zhěn

lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)

曲艺
qǔ yì

folk musical theater

曲里拐弯
qū lǐ guǎi wān

winding and turning (idiom)

曲解
qū jiě

to misrepresent

曲调
qǔ diào

tune

曲轴
qū zhóu

crankshaft

曲阜
qū fù

Qufu, county-level city in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong

曲阜孔庙
qū fù kǒng miào

temple to Confucius in his hometown Qufu

曲阜市
qū fù shì

Qufu, county-level city in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong

曲阳
qǔ yáng

Quyang county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

曲阳县
qǔ yáng xiàn

Quyang county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

曲霉毒素
qǔ méi dú sù

aspergillus

曲靖
qǔ jìng

Qujing, prefecture-level city in Yunnan

曲靖地区
qǔ jìng dì qū

Qujing prefecture in Yunnan

曲靖市
qǔ jìng shì

Qujing, prefecture-level city in Yunnan

曲面
qū miàn

curved surface

曲面论
qū miàn lùn

the theory of surfaces

曲颈瓶
qū jǐng píng

retort

曲高和寡
qǔ gāo hè guǎ

difficult songs find few singers (idiom)

曲麻莱
qǔ má lái

Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

曲麻莱县
qǔ má lái xiàn

Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

椭圆曲线
tuǒ yuán qū xiàn

(math.) elliptic curve

汀曲
tīng qū

a bend in a stream

河曲
hé qǔ

Hequ county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

河曲
hé qū

bend (of a river)

河曲县
hé qǔ xiàn

Hequ county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

活动曲尺
huó dòng qū chǐ

sliding bevel (to measure angles)

测地曲率
cè dì qū lǜ

geodesic curvature

测地线曲率
cè dì xiàn qū lǜ

geodesic curvature

狂想曲
kuáng xiǎng qǔ

rhapsody (music)

玛曲
mǎ qǔ

Maqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[gān nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu

玛曲县
mǎ qǔ xiàn

Maqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[gān nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu

申曲
shēn qǔ

Shanghai opera

异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng

different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)

盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé

(idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously

盘曲
pán qū

coiled

碌曲
lù qǔ

Luqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[gān nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu

碌曲县
lù qǔ xiàn

Luqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[gān nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu

神曲
shén qǔ

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 但丁

精索静脉曲张
jīng suǒ jìng mài qū zhāng

varicocele (medicine)

红曲
hóng qū

red food dye made from yeast

组曲
zǔ qǔ

suite (music)

绮想曲
qǐ xiǎng qǔ

capriccio (music)

编曲
biān qǔ

to compose (music)

义勇军进行曲
yì yǒng jūn jìn xíng qǔ

March of the Volunteer Army (PRC National Anthem)

翘曲
qiáo qū

to warp

舞曲
wǔ qǔ

dance music

舟曲
zhōu qǔ

Zhugqu or Zhouqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[gān nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu

舟曲县
zhōu qǔ xiàn

Zhugqu or Zhouqu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[gān nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu

万能曲尺
wàn néng qū chǐ

universal bevel (to measure angles)

蜷曲
quán qū

twisted

螺旋曲面
luó xuán qū miàn

spiral surface

衰变曲线
shuāi biàn qū xiàn

decay curves

褶曲
zhě qū

creasing

角曲尺
jiǎo qū chǐ

miter square (tool to measure angles)

触技曲
chù jì qǔ

toccata

谱曲
pǔ qǔ

to compose a piece of music

变奏曲
biàn zòu qǔ

variation (music)

赋格曲
fù gé qǔ

fugue (loanword)

迂回曲折
yū huí qū zhé

meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere

迂曲
yū qū

circuitous

进行曲
jìn xíng qǔ

march (musical)

那曲
nǎ qū

Nagchu town and prefecture in central Tibet

那曲地区
nà qǔ dì qū

Nagchu prefecture in central Tibet, Tibetan: Nag chu sa khul

那曲市
nà qǔ shì

Nagchu city in Tibet

那曲县
nǎ qū xiàn

Nagchu county, Tibetan: Nag chu rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[nà qǔ dì qū], central Tibet

乡曲
xiāng qū

remote village

酒曲
jiǔ qū

brewer's yeast

酸曲
suān qǔ

love song

钢曲尺
gāng qū chǐ

steel set square (tool to measure right angles)

阿旺曲培
ā wàng qū péi

Ngawang Choephel (1966-), Tibetan musicologist and dissident, Fullbright scholar (1993-1994), jailed 1995-2002 then released to US

阿旺曲沛
ā wàng qǔ pèi

Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)

阳曲
yáng qǔ

Yangqu county in Taiyuan 太原[tài yuán], Shanxi

阳曲县
yáng qǔ xiàn

Yangqu county in Taiyuan 太原[tài yuán], Shanxi

随想曲
suí xiǎng qǔ

(music) capriccio

双曲
shuāng qū

hyperbola

双曲几何
shuāng qū jǐ hé

hyperbolic geometry

双曲抛物面
shuāng qū pāo wù miàn

hyperbolic paraboloid (math.)

双曲拱桥
shuāng qū gǒng qiáo

double arched bridge

双曲正弦
shuāng qū zhèng xián

hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.)

双曲线
shuāng qū xiàn

hyperbola

双曲线正弦
shuāng qū xiàn zhèng xián

hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.)

双曲面
shuāng qū miàn

(math.) hyperboloid

双曲余割
shuāng qū yú gē

hyperbolic cosecant, i.e. function cosech(x)

双曲余弦
shuāng qū yú xián

hyperbolic cosine or cosh (math.)

零曲率
líng qū lǜ

zero curvature

电子舞曲
diàn zǐ wǔ qǔ

electronic dance music

静脉曲张
jìng mài qū zhāng

varicose veins

马赛曲
mǎ sài qǔ

La Marseillaise

鹍鸡曲
kūn jī qǔ

long poem by 韓信|韩信[hán xìn] (-196 BC)

黄曲霉
huáng qū méi

Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)

黄曲霉毒素
huáng qū méi dú sù

aflatoxin

黄曲霉菌
huáng qū méi jūn

Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)

黎曼曲面
lí màn qū miàn

Riemann surface (math.)