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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 perform (a concerto)
to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
lit. execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to act first and report later; to take action without prior approval
variation
musical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet 二重奏 or trio 三重奏)
(historical) to submit a memorial to the throne; to make a formal submission to the emperor
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
prelude / presage
to play (wind instruments)
pizzicato
octet (musical ensemble)
drum roll
piano performance
interlude (music)
to present (a document) / to submit (a petition)
memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)


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