奏鸣曲

奏鳴曲
zòumíngqǔ
noun #29,438

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 sonata
  2. 2 musical composition in sonata form

Examples

Bèiduōfēn chuàngzuò le sānshíèr shǒu gāngqín zòumíngqǔ.
Beethoven composed thirty-two piano sonatas.
Tā zài yīnyuèhuì shàng yǎnzòu le yī shǒu Mòzhātè de zòumíngqǔ.
She performed a Mozart sonata at the concert.

Tips

memory
(to play music) + (to ring/resound) + (musical piece). Think of it as 'a piece that plays and rings out' — quite apt for the grand, declarative nature of the sonata form.

Stroke Order

zòu
míng