音阶

音階

yīnjiē

noun #28,654

Measure Word

一个音阶 gè

Meanings

1 musical scale
2 scale (music)

Characters

sound; tone; music

steps; stairs; rank; level

Examples

HSK 3

大调音阶和小调音阶的感觉完全不同。

Dàdiào yīnjiē hé xiǎodiào yīnjiē de gǎnjué wánquán bùtóng.

A major scale and a minor scale feel completely different.

HSK 5

学钢琴的第一步是练习音阶。

Xué gāngqín de dìyī bù shì liànxí yīnjiē.

The first step in learning piano is to practice scales.

Tips

memory

音 means sound/tone and 阶 means steps or stairs - a musical scale is literally a staircase of sounds.

Stroke Order

音 yīn

阶 jiē