生日歌

shēngrìgē
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Happy Birthday song
  2. 2 birthday song

Examples

Dàjiā yīqǐ gěi tā chàng shēngrìgē.
Everyone sang the birthday song for him together.
Shēngrìgē chàng wán cáinéng chuī làzhú.
You can't blow out the candles until the birthday song is finished.

Tips

culture
In China the default 生日歌 is the Chinese-lyric version of 'Happy Birthday to You' — 生日快乐, sung to the same melody. Candles, cake, and a wish (许愿) before blowing them out are all standard.

Stroke Order

shēng