点歌

點歌

diǎngē

verb #35,331

Meanings

1 to request a song
2 to pick a karaoke song
3 to queue a song

Characters

to choose, order

Examples

HSK 1

你先点歌，我去买点吃的。

Nǐ xiān diǎngē, wǒ qù mǎi diǎn chī de.

You pick the songs first, I'll go grab some snacks.

HSK 4

这首歌谁点的？太老了吧。

Zhè shǒu gē shéi diǎn de? Tài lǎo le ba.

Who picked this song? It's way too old.

Tips

usage

Core KTV vocab. 点 here means 'to choose / order' (same 点 as 点菜 'to order food'). Related: 切歌 (to skip a song), 排麦 (to queue to sing), 抢麦 (to grab the mic).

culture

Also used for radio/livestream song dedications: 点一首《...》送给我女朋友 - 'I'd like to dedicate ... to my girlfriend.'

Stroke Order

点 diǎn

歌 gē