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主和弦

zhǔhéxián
noun

Measure Word

一个主和弦 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 tonic chord
  2. 2 tonic triad
  3. 3 I chord (music)

Examples

HSK 3
C大调的主和弦是C-E-G。
C Dàdiào de zhǔhéxián shì C-E-G.
The tonic chord of C major is C-E-G.
HSK 7-9
这首歌以主和弦结束。
Zhè shǒu gē yǐ zhǔhéxián jiéshù.
This song ends on the tonic chord.

Tips

memory
主 (zhǔ) means 'main / host' - the tonic is the 'home' chord that the music keeps returning to, like the host of the key.

Stroke Order

主 zhǔ
和 hé
弦 xián