弦乐

弦樂
xiányuè
noun #22,847

Meanings

  1. 1 string music
  2. 2 music played on stringed instruments

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè bù diànyǐng de pèiyuè yǐ xiányuè wéizhǔ, fēicháng dòngrén.
The film's score is predominantly string music and is very moving.
HSK 7-9
Xiányuè sìchóngzòu shì shìnèiyuè zuì zhòngyào de xíngshì zhīyī.
The string quartet is one of the most important forms of chamber music.

Tips

memory
弦 means 'string' (as on an instrument) and 乐 means 'music' - string music. The same 弦 appears in 弦乐器 (string instruments) and 管弦乐 (orchestral music).

Stroke Order

弦 xián
乐 lè