点歌

點歌
diǎngē
verb #35,331

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
Nǐ xiān diǎngē, wǒ qù mǎi diǎn chī de.
You pick the songs first, I'll go grab some snacks.
HSK 3
Zhè shì shéi diǎn de gē? 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