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singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet
HSK 3
fan of a singer
HSK 3
singer
HSK 3
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  *歌* | 歌* | *歌
song (CL:,) / (bound form) to sing
HSK 1
to sing a song
HSK 1
song lyric / lyrics
HSK 6
national anthem
HSK 6
song
HSK 5
poem / CL: , ,
HSK 5
folk song / CL: ,
HSK 6
karaoke (slang)
singing star / famous singer
HSK 6
Western opera / CL: 場|场, 齣|出
HSK 7-9
lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic
HSK 7-9
to sing
HSK 6
theme song
HSK 7-9
singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
love song
chorus / refrain
Yangge, a popular rural folk dance
HSK 7-9
to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress
nursery rhyme
(music) lead single; the main song promoted from an album
singing and dancing
HSK 7-9
lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom) / fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
The Internationale
to sing
HSK 7-9
song and dance troupe
kabuki
triumphal hymn; victory song; paean
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *歌* | 歌* | *歌
variant of
HSK 1
to sing the praises of / to extol / to eulogize
HSK 7-9
folk song / mountain song
karaoke hall / singing hall (venue for concerts of popular songs)
singing voice
bubblegum pop song / cover song
Eurovision Song Contest
singing stage / music business (esp. pop music)
The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
the Lamentations of Jeremiah
love song
singer
song contest
morning chorus (birdsong)
female singer
Google, Internet company and search engine
answering phrase of duet / to sing antiphonal answer
female singer (archaic)
waka (style of Japanese poetry)
disc / record (music)
playlist / song sheet
Yangge opera, a rural form of theater
(bird species of China) Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige)
hymn
folksong / ballad / nursery rhyme
(bird species of China) Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane)
Yingge or Yingko town in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth)
lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
opera house
lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
military song
Acura (Honda car model)
(literary) to celebrate in song / to eulogize
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet and dramatist
to sing the praises of sb
to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory)
diva; famous or accomplished female singer
(bird species of China) song thrush (Turdus philomelos)
to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
(bird species of China) singing bush lark (Mirafra javanica)
oldie (song)
to request a song to be played / to pick a karaoke song
the warbler sings and the swallow dances / prosperity abounds (idiom)
song
enka (Japanese genre of sentimental ballads)
music and song (formal writing)
Chen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director
folk singer
(sad) farewell song
mournful song / dirge / elegy
to sing instead of weep (idiom)
(bird species of China) Indian blue robin (Larvivora brunnea)
a feast which also has a singing performance
singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝 / Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan
renga
to sing loudly / to lift one's voice in song
a dirge / an elegy
rammers' work chant
to sing with solemn fervor / sad, stirring song; elegy; dirge; threnody
part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 / a song / a poem set to elegant music / a refined chant / the biblical Song of Solomon
(bird species of China) rufous-headed robin (Larvivora ruficeps)
Wakayama prefecture in central Japan
lit. whatever mountain one is on, one should sing its songs (idiom) / fig. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
boisterous live show held during the Ghost Festival 中元節|中元节 in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia
school song
(bird species of China) rufous-tailed robin (Larvivora sibilans)
Colossia
Yingge or Yingko town in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

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