男高音

nángāoyīn

noun #30,359

Meanings

1 tenor (male singing voice)
2 a tenor (singer)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他是世界著名的男高音。

Tā shì shìjiè zhùmíng de nángāoyīn.

He is a world-famous tenor.

HSK 7-9

这首咏叹调由男高音演唱。

Zhè shǒu yǒng tàn diào yóu nángāoyīn yǎnchàng.

This aria is sung by a tenor.

Tips

memory

Literally 'man-high-voice'. The whole vocal range system in Chinese is built this way: 男高音 tenor, 男中音 baritone, 男低音 bass; 女高音 soprano, 女中音 mezzo, 女低音 alto. Once you know 男/女 + 高/中/低 + 音, all six are unlocked.

In Pop Culture

三大男高音 Sān Dà Nángāoyīn

The Three Tenors

Pavarotti, Domingo, and Carreras - the trio whose 1990 World Cup concert in Rome made tenor opera a global pop phenomenon.

Stroke Order

男 nán

高 gāo

音 yīn