合唱团 (héchàngtuán): choir

Measure Word

一个合唱团 gè

Meanings

1 choir
2 chorus

Characters

group; troupe; organization

Literally 'sing-together group.'

Examples

HSK 2

她参加了学校的合唱团。

Tā cānjiā le xuéxiào de héchàngtuán.

She joined the school choir.

HSK 3

这个合唱团有五十名成员。

Zhège héchàngtuán yǒu wǔshí míng chéngyuán.

This choir has fifty members.

HSK 4

合唱团在音乐会上表演了三首歌。

Héchàngtuán zài yīnyuèhuì shàng biǎoyǎn le sān shǒu gē.

The choir performed three songs at the concert.

Tips

grammar

合唱 means 'to sing in chorus' and works as both a verb and a noun. Adding 团 (group/troupe) makes it the organization: 合唱团 = choir/choral group.

Stroke Order

合 hé

唱 chàng

团 tuán

Related Words

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合唱队 héchàngduì #19,187

choir; chorus

大合唱 dàhéchàng #31,705

cantata / large-scale choral work / mass chorus

合并 hébìng HSK 5 #4,709

to merge / to combine / to amalgamate

合约 héyuē HSK 6 #4,477

contract; agreement / treaty; pact

合成 héchéng HSK 5 #7,893

to compose / to synthesize / compound; synthetic

合伙人 héhuǒrén #3,016

partner / business partner / associate

合理 hélǐ HSK 3 #2,647

reasonable / rational / fair

合法 héfǎ HSK 3 #2,429

legal / lawful / legitimate

合同 hétong HSK 4 #2,352

contract; agreement