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

HSK 1

我非常喜欢听爵士乐。

Wǒ fēicháng xǐhuān tīng juéshìyuè.

I really enjoy listening to jazz.

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

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