国歌

國歌

guógē

noun HSK 6 #13,905

Measure Word

一首国歌 shǒu

Meanings

1 national anthem

Characters

country; nation

The nation's song — a country's national anthem.

Examples

请全体起立，唱国歌。

Qǐng quántǐ qǐlì, chàng guó gē.

Please all rise and sing the national anthem.

中国的国歌是《义勇军进行曲》。

Zhōngguó de guó gē shì 'Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ'.

China's national anthem is 'March of the Volunteers.'

听到国歌响起，他非常激动。

Tīngdào guó gē xiǎng qǐ, tā fēicháng jīdòng.

He was very moved when he heard the national anthem.

Tips

culture

China's national anthem《义勇军进行曲》(March of the Volunteers) was composed by Nie Er with lyrics by Tian Han. It was originally a film song from 1935 and was adopted as the national anthem in 1949.

Stroke Order

国 guó

歌 gē