爵士乐

爵士樂

juéshìyuè

noun #8,647

Meanings

1 jazz; jazz music

Characters

noble rank; peerage

scholar; knight

爵士 is a phonetic transliteration of 'jazz' + 乐 (music). The characters themselves mean 'knight music' but this is coincidental.

Examples

我非常喜欢听爵士乐。

Wǒ fēicháng xǐhuān tīng juéshìyuè.

I really enjoy listening to jazz.

这家酒吧每晚都有爵士乐演出。

Zhè jiā jiǔbā měi wǎn dōu yǒu juéshìyuè yǎnchū.

This bar has jazz performances every night.

爵士乐起源于美国。

Juéshìyuè qǐyuán yú Měiguó.

Jazz originated in America.

Tips

usage

爵士 alone can refer to jazz (as a shorthand for 爵士乐) or to the British title 'Sir/Knight'. Context makes it clear: 爵士乐 is always jazz music, while 爵士 + a name means a knighted person.

Stroke Order

爵 jué

士 shì

乐 lè