乐章

樂章

yuèzhāng

noun #20,485

Measure Word

第一个乐章 gè

Meanings

1 movement (of a symphony or sonata)
2 musical chapter or section

Characters

chapter / section / composition

Examples

贝多芬的第五交响曲共有四个乐章。

Bèiduōfēn de dìwǔ jiāoxiǎngqǔ gòngyǒu sì gè yuèzhāng.

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony has four movements.

第三乐章是整部作品中最动人的部分。

Dìsān yuèzhāng shì zhěng bù zuòpǐn zhōng zuì dòngrén de bùfen.

The third movement is the most moving part of the entire work.

Tips

memory

乐 (music) + 章 (chapter/section) = a chapter of music. The same 章 appears in 文章 (article/essay) and 章节 (chapter), making 乐章 intuitive: a musical 'chapter'.

Stroke Order

乐 lè

章 zhāng