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HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. song
  2. 2. to sing

Example Sentences

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遠處傳來 聲。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 12800589)

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Words Containing 歌

恋歌
liàn gē

love song

红尾歌鸲
hóng wěi gē qú

(bird species of China) rufous-tailed robin (Larvivora sibilans)

和歌山县
hé gē shān xiàn

Wakayama prefecture in central Japan

圣歌
shèng gē

hymn

挽歌
wǎn gē

a dirge

歌星
gē xīng

singing star

歌词
gē cí

song lyric

斗牛士之歌
dòu niú shì zhī gē

Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡門|卡门 by Georges Bizet

高歌猛进
gāo gē měng jìn

to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress

夯歌
hāng gē

rammers' work chant

载歌且舞
zài gē qiě wǔ

singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations

民歌
mín gē

folk song

短歌
duǎn gē

ballad

歌罗西
gē luó xī

Colossia

雅歌
yǎ gē

part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经

演歌
yǎn gē

enka (Japanese genre of sentimental ballads)

歌女
gē nǚ

female singer (archaic)

对歌
duì gē

answering phrase of duet

栗腹歌鸲
lì fù gē qú

(bird species of China) Indian blue robin (Larvivora brunnea)

歌坛
gē tán

singing stage

歌功颂德
gē gōng sòng dé

to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory)

哀歌
āi gē

mournful song

歌厅
gē tīng

karaoke hall

歌咏
gē yǒng

to sing

杜秋娘歌
dù qiū niáng gē

song of lady Du Qiu, poem by Du Mu 杜牧

莺歌
yīng gē

Yingge or Yingko town in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

歌筵
gē yán

a feast which also has a singing performance

歌剧院
gē jù yuàn

opera house

秧歌剧
yāng ge jù

Yangge opera, a rural form of theater

宝兴歌鸫
bǎo xīng gē dōng

(bird species of China) Chinese thrush (Turdus mupinensis)

点歌
diǎn gē

to request a song to be played

对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē

lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

欧歌鸫
ōu gē dōng

(bird species of China) song thrush (Turdus philomelos)

朝歌镇
zhāo gē zhèn

Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan

歌舞团
gē wǔ tuán

song and dance troupe

歌迷
gē mí

fan of a singer

歌单
gē dān

playlist

载歌载舞
zài gē zài wǔ

singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations

校歌
xiào gē

school song

大地之歌
dà dì zhī gē

Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth)

歌声
gē shēng

singing voice

秧歌
yāng ge

Yangge, a popular rural folk dance

到什么山上,唱什么歌
dào shén me shān shàng , chàng shén me gē

lit. whatever mountain one is on, one should sing its songs (idiom)

歌利亚
gē lì yà

Goliath

凯歌
kǎi gē

triumphal hymn

悲歌当哭
bēi gē dàng kū

to sing instead of weep (idiom)

踏歌
tà gē

to sing and dance

歌姬
gē jī

female singer

弦歌
xián gē

to sing to a string accompaniment

歌谣
gē yáo

folksong

歌诗达邮轮
gē shī dá yóu lún

Costa Cruises (brand)

歌手
gē shǒu

singer

耶利米哀歌
yē lì mǐ āi gē

the Lamentations of Jeremiah

引吭高歌
yǐn háng gāo gē

to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)

儿歌
ér gē

nursery rhyme

欧洲歌唱大赛
ōu zhōu gē chàng dà sài

Eurovision Song Contest

歌百灵
gē bǎi líng

(bird species of China) Australasian bush lark (Mirafra javanica)

日本歌鸲
rì běn gē qú

(bird species of China) Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige)

笙歌
shēng gē

music and song (formal writing)

离歌
lí gē

(sad) farewell song

歌舞伎
gē wǔ jì

kabuki

莺歌燕舞
yīng gē yàn wǔ

the warbler sings and the swallow dances

喜歌剧院
xǐ gē jù yuàn

musical theater

主题歌
zhǔ tí gē

theme song

新疆歌鸲
xīn jiāng gē qú

(bird species of China) common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

歌唱赛
gē chàng sài

song contest

歌唱
gē chàng

to sing

黑胸歌鸲
hēi xiōng gē qú

(bird species of China) white-tailed rubythroat (Calliope pectoralis)

高歌
gāo gē

to sing loudly

歌台
gē tái

boisterous live show held during the Ghost Festival 中元節|中元节[zhōng yuán jié] in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia

情歌
qíng gē

love song

四面楚歌
sì miàn chǔ gē

lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)

悲歌
bēi gē

to sing with solemn fervor

歌罗西书
gē luó xī shū

Epistle of St Paul to the Colossians

国歌
guó gē

national anthem

国际歌
guó jì gē

The Internationale

和歌
hé gē

waka (style of Japanese poetry)

歌喉
gē hóu

singing voice

副歌
fù gē

chorus

金胸歌鸲
jīn xiōng gē qú

(bird species of China) firethroat (Calliope pectardens)

歌剧
gē jù

Western opera

连歌
lián gē

renga

歌唱家
gē chàng jiā

singer

晨歌
chén gē

morning chorus (birdsong)

蓝喉歌鸲
lán hóu gē qú

(bird species of China) bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)

朝歌
zhāo gē

Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝

棕头歌鸲
zōng tóu gē qú

(bird species of China) rufous-headed robin (Larvivora ruficeps)

歌吟
gē yín

to sing

歌曲
gē qǔ

song

芭乐歌
bā lè gē

mainstream song

牧歌
mù gē

shepherd's song

民歌手
mín gē shǒu

folk singer

颂歌
sòng gē

carol

琉球歌鸲
liú qiú gē qú

(bird species of China) Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori)

山歌
shān gē

folk song

和歌山
hé gē shān

Wakayama prefecture in central Japan

歌碟
gē dié

disc

唱歌
chàng gē

to sing a song

莺歌镇
yīng gē zhèn

Yingge or Yingko town in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

谷歌
gǔ gē

Google, Internet company and search engine

白眉歌鸫
bái méi gē dōng

(bird species of China) redwing (Turdus iliacus)

口水歌
kǒu shuǐ gē

bubblegum pop song

蓝歌鸲
lán gē qú

(bird species of China) Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane)

歌仔戏
gē zǎi xì

type of opera from Taiwan and Fujian

红喉歌鸲
hóng hóu gē qú

(bird species of China) Siberian rubythroat (Calliope calliope)

能歌善舞
néng gē shàn wǔ

can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents

陈凯歌
chén kǎi gē

Chen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director

歌子
gē zi

song

岳得尔歌
yuè dé ěr gē

to yodel

黑喉歌鸲
hēi hóu gē qú

(bird species of China) blackthroat (Calliope obscura)

歌德
gē dé

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet and dramatist

可歌可泣
kě gē kě qì

lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving

歌舞
gē wǔ

singing and dancing

歌剧院魅影
gē jù yuàn mèi yǐng

The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber

歌舞升平
gē wǔ shēng píng

lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)

歌颂
gē sòng

to sing the praises of

讴歌
ōu gē

Acura (Honda car model)

K歌
k gē

karaoke (slang)

诗歌
shī gē

poem