秦腔

qínqiāng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Qinqiang opera
  2. 2 Shaanxi opera (a loud, forceful opera style of northwest China)

Examples

HSK 6
Qínqiāng liúxíng yú Shǎnxī, Gānsù yídài.
Qinqiang opera is popular in the Shaanxi and Gansu region.
HSK 7-9
Tā hǒu le yī duàn qínqiāng, sǎngmén dà de zhèn'ěr.
He belted out a stretch of Qinqiang - his voice was deafeningly loud.

Tips

culture
Often called the 'grandfather of bangzi opera,' 秦腔 takes its name from the ancient state of Qin (modern Shaanxi). Its emphatic, shouted singing style - locals say 吼秦腔 'roar Qinqiang' - influenced many northern opera forms including 河北梆子 and 晋剧.

Stroke Order

Qín
qiāng