练习曲

練習曲

liànxíqǔ

noun #67,024

Measure Word

一首练习曲 shǒu

Meanings

1 étude
2 practice piece (music)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他每天练肖邦的练习曲。

Tā měitiān liàn Xiāobāng de liànxíqǔ.

He practises Chopin's études every day.

HSK 4

这首练习曲难度很大。

Zhè shǒu liànxíqǔ nándù hěn dà.

This étude is very difficult.

Tips

culture

练习 ('practice') + 曲 ('piece'): a calque of French étude (itself 'study'). Chopin's and Liszt's 练习曲 are concert-standard, not mere exercises - a distinction also present in Chinese music-school usage.

Stroke Order

练 liàn

习 xí

曲 qǔ