gē
歌
song; to sing
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
song; tune
Often refers to a complete musical piece with lyrics; suffix 儿 is common in spoken Chinese.
Zhè这
shǒu首
mín民
gē歌
fēi非
cháng常
hǎo好
tīng听
。
This folk song is very beautiful.
Tā她
huì会
chàng唱
hěn很
duō多
shǒu首
liú流
xíng行
gē歌
qǔ曲
。
She can sing many popular songs.
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Qǐng请
zài再
gěi给
wǒ我
men们
chàng唱
yī一
gè个
gē歌
er儿
ba吧
！
Please sing another song for us!
Tā他
jí即
xìng兴
chuàng创
zuò作
le了
yī一
shǒu首
shān山
gē歌
er儿
。
He improvised a folk song.
Zhè这
shǒu首
gē歌
er儿
huàn唤
qǐ起
le了
wǒ我
de的
tóng童
nián年
huí回
yì忆
。
This song evoked my childhood memories.
verb
to sing
literaryA more formal or literary synonym for 唱, often found in fixed phrases or formal contexts.
Nà那
wèi位
gē歌
zhě者
zhèng正
zài在
tái台
shàng上
shēn深
qíng情
gāo高
gē歌
。
That singer is passionately singing on the stage.
Ràng让
wǒ我
men们
wèi为
hé和
píng平
ér而
gē歌
。
Let us sing for peace.
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Tā他
gāo高
gē声
yī一
qǔ曲
，
quán全
chǎng场
zhǎng掌
shēng声
léi雷
dòng动
。
He sang a song loudly, and the whole audience erupted in applause.
Shī诗
gē歌
shì是
yòng用
lái来
yín吟
chàng唱
de的
。
Poems are meant to be chanted and sung.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
rén人
men们
cháng常
cháng常
yǐ以
gē歌
wǔ舞
qìng庆
zhù祝
fēng丰
shōu收
。
Ancient people often celebrated the harvest with singing and dancing.