八分音符

bāfēnyīnfú

noun

Measure Word

一个八分音符 gè

Meanings

1 eighth note
2 quaver

Characters

to divide; fraction

Examples

HSK 7-9

这首曲子开头是连续的八分音符。

Zhè shǒu qǔzi kāitóu shì liánxù de bāfēnyīnfú.

The opening of this piece is a run of eighth notes.

HSK 7-9

请把这两个四分音符改成八分音符。

Qǐng bǎ zhè liǎng gè sìfēnyīnfú gǎi chéng bāfēnyīnfú.

Please change these two quarter notes into eighth notes.

Tips

memory

Note values in Chinese name the fraction directly: 全音符 (whole), 二分音符 (half), 四分音符 (quarter), 八分音符 (eighth), 十六分音符 (sixteenth). Much more transparent than the English names.

Stroke Order

八 bā

分 fēn

音 yīn

符 fú