秦腔

qínqiāng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Qinqiang opera
  2. 2 Shaanxi opera (a loud, forceful opera style of northwest China)

Examples

HSK 6
Qínqiāng liúxíng yú Shǎnxī, Gānsù yídài.
Qinqiang opera is popular in the Shaanxi and Gansu region.
HSK 7-9
Tā hǒu le yī duàn qínqiāng, sǎngmén dà de zhèn'ěr.
He belted out a stretch of Qinqiang - his voice was deafeningly loud.

Tips

culture
Often called the 'grandfather of bangzi opera,' 秦腔 takes its name from the ancient state of Qin 秦 (modern Shaanxi). Its emphatic, shouted singing style - locals say 吼秦腔 'roar Qinqiang' - influenced many northern opera forms including 河北梆子 and 晋剧.

Stroke Order

秦 Qín
腔 qiāng