曲子

qǔzi

noun #4,600

Measure Word

一首曲子 shǒu

Meanings

1 tune
2 melody
3 song

Characters

suffix (noun marker)

Examples

这首曲子真好听。

Zhè shǒu qǔzi zhēn hǎotīng.

This tune sounds really nice.

她在弹一首古老的曲子。

Tā zài tán yī shǒu gǔlǎo de qǔzi.

She is playing an ancient melody.

Tips

usage

曲子 refers to the melody or tune itself. For a complete song with lyrics, use 歌曲 or 歌.

mistakes

The character 曲 is read qǔ (3rd tone) when meaning 'tune/song', but qū (1st tone) when meaning 'curved/bent'.

Stroke Order

曲 qǔ

子 zǐ