山歌

shāngē
noun #60,976

Measure Word

山歌 shǒu

Meanings

  1. 1 folk song
  2. 2 mountain song (sung while working in the fields or on hillsides)

Examples

HSK 1
Tā shì chàngshāngē de néngshǒu.
She is an expert at singing mountain folk songs.
HSK 7-9
Zhuàngzú de shāngē fēicháng yǒumíng.
The folk songs of the Zhuang people are very famous.

Tips

culture
山歌 is the broad term for rural folk song sung outdoors - especially associated with Guangxi Zhuang 三月三 festivals, Sichuan hill country, and the antiphonal call-and-response tradition 对山歌 where two sides trade improvised verses.

Stroke Order

shān