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to perform on a musical instrument
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *奏* | 奏* | *奏
to play music / to achieve / to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
HSK 6
to accompany (musically)
HSK 7-9
rhythm / tempo / musical pulse / cadence / beat
HSK 6
to show results; to be effective
HSK 7-9
to perform (a concerto)
performer / musician
prelude (music)
to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
concerto
lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities
to perform music / to play a tune
variation
musical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet 二重奏 or trio 三重奏)
memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
to submit a report to the king / to talk to the king
duet (in music)
to perform music (as an ensemble)
trio (musical ensemble)
quartet (musical ensemble)
to present a memorial (to the Emperor)
solo
Rhythm and Blues R&B
prelude / presage
variation (music)
to play (wind instruments)
pizzicato
memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
perfect finish (idiom)
octet (musical ensemble)
drum roll
beatboxing
sonata
sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)
piano performance
interlude (music)
to present (a document) / to submit (a petition)
a cappella (music)
to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)
memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)


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