民歌手

míngēshǒu

noun

Measure Word

一位民歌手 wèi

Meanings

1 folk singer

Characters

Examples

他是陕北有名的民歌手。

Tā shì Shǎnběi yǒumíng de míngēshǒu.

He is a famous folk singer from northern Shaanxi.

这位民歌手收集了上千首民谣。

Zhè wèi míngēshǒu shōují le shàng qiān shǒu mínyáo.

This folk singer has collected over a thousand ballads.

Tips

memory

Read it as 民歌 (folk song) + 手 (hand / -ist), the same -手 suffix used in 歌手 (singer), 选手 (player), 高手 (expert).

Stroke Order

民 mín

歌 gē

手 shǒu