对山歌

對山歌
duìshāngē
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to sing folk songs antiphonally
  2. 2 to trade improvised folk-song verses (call and response)

Examples

HSK 3
Tāmen liǎng ge rén duì shāngē duì le yī zhěng tiān.
The two of them traded mountain songs all day long.
HSK 7-9
Sānyuè sān, Zhuàngzú qīngnián nánnǚ zài shānpō shàng duì shāngē.
On the third day of the third lunar month, young Zhuang men and women trade folk songs on the hillsides.

Tips

culture
Core practice of the Zhuang 三月三 festival in Guangxi and similar traditions across the southwest: two sides (often young men versus young women) take turns improvising verses to answer each other. Historically a courtship ritual - skill on the hillside meant a partner.

Stroke Order

duì
shān