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

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.

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