奏响

奏響
zòuxiǎng
verb #31,251

Meanings

  1. 1 to strike up (music); start playing (an instrument or piece)
  2. 2 to sound; make play out loud

Examples

Yuèduì zòuxiǎngle guógē.
The band struck up the national anthem.
Zhōng shēng zòuxiǎng, xīnnián láilín.
The bells ring out — the new year arrives.

Tips

usage
Resultative verb: ("to perform music") + ("to sound, ring out"). as a result-complement signals "loud enough to be heard." Used in formal/literary contexts for grand musical openings (anthems, ceremonial music) and metaphorically for "sounding the opening notes" of an era or movement.

Stroke Order

zòu
xiǎng