凯歌

凱歌

kǎigē

noun HSK 7 #20,366

Measure Word

一首凯歌 shǒu

Meanings

1 song of triumph; victory song; paean

Characters

triumphant; victorious

A song of triumph — a victory anthem.

Examples

战士们唱起了凯歌。

Zhànshìmen chàng qǐ le kǎigē.

The soldiers burst into a song of victory.

他们一路凯歌，最终赢得了冠军。

Tāmen yīlù kǎigē, zuìzhōng yíngdé le guànjūn.

They triumphed all the way and eventually won the championship.

Tips

memory

凯 (triumph) + 歌 (song) — picture soldiers singing victory songs as they return from battle. The phrase 凯旋 (triumphant return) shares the same 凯.

Stroke Order

凯 kǎi

歌 gē