音阶

音階

yīnjiē

noun #28,654

Measure Word

一个音阶 gè

Meanings

1 musical scale
2 scale (music)

Characters

sound; tone; music

steps; stairs; rank; level

Examples

学钢琴的第一步是练习音阶。

Xué gāngqín de dì yī bù shì liànxí yīnjiē.

The first step in learning piano is to practice scales.

大调音阶和小调音阶的感觉完全不同。

Dàdiào yīnjiē hé xiǎodiào yīnjiē de gǎnjué wánquán bùtóng.

A major scale and a minor scale feel completely different.

Tips

memory

音 means sound/tone and 阶 means steps or stairs — a musical scale is literally a staircase of sounds.

Stroke Order

音 yīn

阶 jiē