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HSK
(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation / (music) to transcribe by ear
HSK 1
music / CL: 張|张, ,
HSK 2
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  *调* | 调* | *调
to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody
HSK 3
speed / rate / velocity / (music) tempo / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
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  *板* | 板* | *板
board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL: 塊|块 / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious
HSK 3
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  *拍* | 拍* | *拍
to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music)
HSK 3
the masses / the great bulk of the population / popular (of music, science etc)
HSK 4
gramophone record / LP / music CD / musical album / CL: 張|张
HSK 4
to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music)
HSK 5
album / record (music) / special collection of printed or broadcast material
HSK 5
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  *奏* | 奏* | *奏
to play music / to achieve / to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
HSK 6
height; level; (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低) / no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last
HSK 7-9
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  *谱* | 谱* | *谱
chart / list / table / register / score (music) / spectrum (physics) / to set to music
HSK 7-9
rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off
HSK 7-9
strength / vigor / efforts / (music) dynamics
HSK 7-9
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  *灌* | 灌* | *灌
to irrigate / to pour / to install (software) / to record (music)
HSK 7-9
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  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
music
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  *凯* | 凯* | *凯
(bound form) triumphal music / (Tw) (coll.) generous with money; lavish in spending / chi (Greek letter Χχ)
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  *MV* | MV* | *MV
desirability as a partner (abbr. for "mate value") / music video
harmony (music)
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  *通* | 通* | *通
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
blues (music) (loanword)
to create music for a movie or stage production / to dub music onto a soundtrack / incidental music / soundtrack music
hip-hop (music genre) (loanword)
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  *吟* | 吟* | *吟
to chant; to recite / verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems) / (literary) to lament; to groan / (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects / (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴) (cf. , wide vibrato)
punk (music style) (loanword)
to harmonize / harmony / cooperation / (music) consonant
dance music
outstanding heroes / warlords vying for supremacy (in former times) / stars (of sports or pop music)
(music) staff / stave
poem for singing / tune / music / CL:
(voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful
chord (music)
repertoire / program / song / piece of music
(music) note / phonetic component of a Chinese character / phonetic symbol / phonogram
to take a test to establish one's level of proficiency / placement test / (music) grade exam
beat (music) / meter
a minor matter / trivia / bar (music)
to turn back / to put back / reversal / melodic inversion (in music)
to compose (music) / arrangement
major key (in music)
music-loving / philharmonic
xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre / minor key (in music)
brass instrument (music)
to pass through a doorway / (of a woman) to marry / orchestral music interlude in an opera
musicality; feel for music
famous song / well-known piece of music
nocturne (music)
to compose (music)
music notation in which the notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si are represented by numerals 1 to 7
to perform music (as an ensemble)
archive of graphics (e.g. maps, documents or botanical figures) / atlas / collection of illustrations or sheet music
elated / high-spirited / uplifting (music)
Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music / Shaanxi opera
to sample; to taste / to appreciate / one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc); good taste
beat (music) / paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc) / racket (sports)
speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词 and 相聲|相声 / (music) rapping
vocal music (in opera) / aria
(of a list, music chart etc) to reach the top
string music
(music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method
national music / Chinese traditional music
tuning; temperament / music
music theory
instrumental music
variation (music)
part (in multipart instrumental or choral music), such as the soprano part or bass part
to compose a piece of music
music / rhyme and rhythm / initial, , and final and tone, 韻|韵, of a Chinese character / phoneme
a musical score / sheet music
Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy
simple and honest / unsophisticated / (music etc) deep and resounding
mordent (music)
the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼 (禮儀|礼仪), music 樂|乐 (音樂|音乐), archery (射箭), charioteering (駕車|驾车), calligraphy or literacy 書|书 (識字|识字), mathematics or reckoning 數|数 (計算|计算) / another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经
(music) unison / (linguistics) homophonous; homonymic
to perform music / to play a tune
heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc) / deeply moving
pitch (music) / tone
music played during a movie, play etc / incidental music / music played in a theatrical interlude / (fig.) incident / episode
great master (of literature, music etc)
vocal range / register (music)
a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes / a cadence / punctuated by a transition / with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting)
interval (music)
the Beatles (music band)
funeral music / plaint / dirge
pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news) / to one's liking / music to one's ears / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1]
sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
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  *簧* | 簧* | *簧
reed (of a music instrument) / spring; coil
suite (music)
music style; music genre
folk music, esp. for traditional instruments
traditional Chinese musical instruments / music
set of bells (old Chinese music instrument)
singing stage / music business (esp. pop music)
dignified / grave (expression) / imposing (attitude) / heavy (atmosphere) / (music etc) deep and resounding
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  *喈* | 喈* | *喈
harmonious (of music)
folk art consisting of storytelling to music
vocal music
rattle drum; pellet drum – a hand drum with two pellets attached to strings on either side, mounted on a rod that is twirled to make the pellets strike the drum (used in ritual music, as a children's toy or as a street vendor's noisemaker)
one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera / see also 二黃|二黄

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