民谣 (mínyáo): folk song

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一首民谣 shǒu

Tā xǐhuan tán jítā chàng mínyáo.

He likes to play guitar and sing folk songs.

Zhè shǒu mínyáo zài dāngdì liúchuán le jǐ bǎi nián.

This folk song has been passed down locally for hundreds of years.

Zhōngguó mínyáo jìn nián lái fēicháng liúxíng.

Chinese folk music has been very popular in recent years.

usage

In modern Chinese, 民谣 often refers to the indie folk music genre, not just traditional folk songs.

民 mín

谣 yáo