摇滚乐 (yáogǔnyuè): rock music

Meanings

1 rock music
2 rock and roll

Characters

摇

Examples

他从小就喜欢听摇滚乐。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuān tīng yáogǔnyuè.

He has liked listening to rock music since he was young.

中国的摇滚乐在八十年代开始发展。

Zhōngguó de yáogǔnyuè zài bāshí niándài kāishǐ fāzhǎn.

Chinese rock music began developing in the 1980s.

Tips

memory

摇 (shake) + 滚 (roll) + 乐 (music) — a literal translation of 'rock and roll music.' 摇滚 alone means 'rock and roll.'

In Pop Culture

崔健 Cuījiàn

Cui Jian

father of Chinese rock music, famous for 一无所有 (Nothing to My Name)

Stroke Order

摇 yáo

滚 gǔn

乐 lè

Related Words

摇滚 yáogǔn HSK 7-9 #2,213

rock and roll; rock music

摇 yáo HSK 4 #3,155

to shake / to rock / to wave / to sway

音乐 yīnyuè HSK 2 #677

music

配乐 pèiyuè #9,152

soundtrack; background music; musical score / to score (a film); to add background music

滚 gǔn HSK 5 #781

to boil (of water) / to roll; to tumble / Get lost! (colloquial)

摇摆 yáobǎi HSK 7-9 #5,952

to sway / to swing / to waver / to vacillate

音乐会 yīnyuèhuì HSK 2 #4,526

concert

摇晃 yáohuàng HSK 7-9 #10,844

to sway; to wobble / to rock back and forth; to shake

娱乐 yúlè HSK 6 #2,916

entertainment; amusement; recreation / to entertain; to amuse

爵士乐 juéshìyuè #8,647

jazz; jazz music