乐曲

樂曲
yuèqǔ
noun HSK 6 #18,104

Measure Word

乐曲 shǒu

Meanings

  1. 1 musical composition; piece of music
  2. 2 melody; tune

Characters

Music tune — a composed piece of music.

Examples

Zhè shǒu yuèqǔ fēicháng yōuměi.
This musical composition is very beautiful.
Tā chuàngzuò le hěn duō yuèqǔ.
He composed many pieces of music.
Yuèqǔ jiéshù hòu, guānzhòng rèliè gǔzhǎng.
After the piece ended, the audience applauded enthusiastically.

Tips

grammar
has two pronunciations: yuè (music: 乐曲, 音乐, 乐器) and lè (happy: 快乐, 乐观). When talking about music, always use yuè.
usage
Related music terms: 乐器 (yuèqì, musical instrument), 乐队 (yuèduì, band/orchestra), 乐谱 (yuèpǔ, sheet music), 乐章 (yuèzhāng, movement of a symphony).

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