八分音符

bāfēnyīnfú

noun

Measure Word

一个八分音符 gè

Meanings

1 eighth note
2 quaver

Characters

to divide; fraction

Examples

这首曲子开头是连续的八分音符。

Zhè shǒu qǔzi kāitóu shì liánxù de bāfēnyīnfú.

The opening of this piece is a run of eighth notes.

请把这两个四分音符改成八分音符。

Qǐng bǎ zhè liǎng gè sìfēnyīnfú gǎichéng bāfēnyīnfú.

Please change these two quarter notes into eighth notes.

Tips

memory

Note values in Chinese name the fraction directly: 全音符 (whole), 二分音符 (half), 四分音符 (quarter), 八分音符 (eighth), 十六分音符 (sixteenth). Much more transparent than the English names.

Stroke Order

八 bā

分 fēn

音 yīn

符 fú