咏叹调

詠嘆調
yǒngtàndiào
noun #41,264

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 aria

Examples

HSK 4
Tā zài yīnyuèhuì shàng chàng le yì shǒu yǒngtàndiào.
She sang an aria at the concert.
HSK 7-9
《 Jīnyè wúrén rùshuì 》 shì Pǔqìní de gējù 《 Túlánduǒ 》 lǐ zuì yǒumíng de yǒngtàndiào.
Nessun dorma is the most famous aria in Puccini's opera Turandot.

Tips

memory
咏 "to chant" + 叹 "to sigh" + 调 "tune": an aria is the sighing song where the plot pauses and a singer pours out feeling. The sung dialogue between arias is 宣叙调 "recitative".

Stroke Order

咏 yǒng
叹 tàn
调 tiáo