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  *唱* | 唱* | *唱
to sing / to call loudly / to chant
HSK 1
to sing a song
HSK 1
vocal recital or concert
HSK 3
to sing (for an audience) / vocal performance
HSK 3
gramophone record / LP / music CD / musical album / CL: 張|张
HSK 4
to sing
HSK 6
chorus / to chorus
HSK 7-9
(in singing) solo / to solo
HSK 7-9
vocal accompaniment / to accompany a singer / to support of sb / to echo sb / to chime in with sb
(slang) to sing karaoke
to lip-sync (singing)
most perfect song
round (music) / canon
pickup (cartridge assembly of a vinyl record player)
to sing the high part / to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
(of a singer) autograph session / record signing event
to sing a song
tone-arm (tracking arm of gramophone)
gramophone / record player
chorus / choir
speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词 and 相聲|相声 / (music) rapping
to sing the original version of a song (as opposed to a cover version) / singer who performs the original version of a song
to chant / to recite
antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus) / sung reply (in agreement with first voice) / to reply with a poem in the same rhythm
turntable / gramophone record
singing skill
in duet / answering phrase / antiphonal answer
to answer respectfully "yes"
(old) to bow and utter polite phrases / to open the way (for a dignitary etc)
to sing and play (plucked string instrument)
stylus (needle) of a record player
gramophone
duet
to play the role of the villain (idiom)
lit. to sing a duet / fig. to collaborate with sb / also used satirically: to play second fiddle to
to sing for a living
libretto; lyrics
a cappella (music)
bel canto
to perform in opera
to express pessimistic views about (sth)
to sing in unison
to lead a chorus / choirmaster / leading singer
fig. the man sings and the woman follows / fig. marital harmony
choir
vocal music (in opera) / aria
to sing opera arias without staging, costume or makeup / to sing a cappella
lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom) / fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness / (jocular) (of a place etc) to be empty; (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb / to get into confrontation
solfege
singer
(of a waiter) to call out (a customer's order to the kitchen)
to echo one another (idiom)
to hum / to croon
compact disk; CD / CL: , 張|张
to read ballot slips out loud
to cover (a previously recorded song) / cover version (of a song)
opera libretto
to sing the lead vocals / lead singer
pickup (of a record player)
aria (in opera)
singing style / singing method
cantata / chorus
Universal Records
to express a different view / to take a different position
to pass on a song
Yellow River Cantata (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海
gramophone record; LP
KTV hostess
fiction comes true / play-acting that turns into reality
lit. whatever mountain one is on, one should sing its songs (idiom) / fig. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
one's ability to give a convincing performance of a song
to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop
erhua variant of 唱高調|唱高调
to play the role of the strict parent (or superior etc)
to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
scat singing
song contest
Eurovision Song Contest
jukebox / nickelodeon
KTV hostess
gramophone / record player
gramophone / record player
to sing loudly / fig. to mouth slogans
loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom); fig. to praise to the skies


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