打击乐

打擊樂

dǎjīyuè

noun #29,023

Meanings

1 percussion music
2 percussion instruments (as a category)

Characters

to hit; to strike

to beat; to strike

Examples

他从小学习打击乐，擅长打鼓。

Tā cóngxiǎo xuéxí dǎjīyuè, shàncháng dǎ gǔ.

He has studied percussion since childhood and is good at drumming.

这首曲子以打击乐为主，节奏感很强。

Zhè shǒu qǔzi yǐ dǎjīyuè wéi zhǔ, jiézòugǎn hěn qiáng.

This piece is dominated by percussion and has a very strong rhythmic feel.

Tips

memory

打击 means 'to strike/hit' and 乐 means 'music' — percussion is literally 'strike music.'

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

击 jī

乐 lè