安可

ānkě

noun

Meanings

1 encore (at a concert)
2 to call for an encore

Characters

(phonetic, calm)

(phonetic, may)

Examples

观众喊安可喊了十分钟。

Guānzhòng hǎn ānkě hǎn le shí fēnzhōng.

The audience called for an encore for ten minutes.

她返场唱了两首安可曲。

Tā fǎnchǎng chàng le liǎng shǒu ānkě qǔ.

She came back out and sang two encore songs.

Tips

usage

Loanword from English encore (via Japanese アンコール). Concert-going younger audiences in China increasingly shout 安可！ as part of the call-back ritual, especially at indie and K-pop shows.

Stroke Order

安 ān

可 kě