歌
謌HSK 1freq #702
Meanings
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- 1.variant of 歌[gē]
- 1.song (CL:首[shǒu],支[zhī])
- 2.(bound form) to sing
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Wiktionary
- 1.song; tune (Classifier: 首 m c mn; 支 m c; 闋／阕 m; 隻／只 c w; 條／条 h mn mn-t; 塊／块 mn)
- 2.to sing; to chant
- 3.to praise
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kaːl): phonetic 哥 (OC *kaːl) + semantic 欠 (“blow”). Specialized form of 哥 (OC *kaːl, “to sing”). From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gaːr ~ *ga (“to dance; to sing; to leap; to stride”). Cognate with Burmese က (ka., “to dance”).
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Components
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Example sentences
我想唱個歌。
I want to sing a song.
是你最喜歡的歌。
It's your favorite song.
他歌兒唱得不咋地。
He can't sing well.
他歌兒唱得不咋地。
He cannot sing well.
湯姆是歌劇愛好者。
Tom is an opera fan.
湯姆想學唱法語歌。
Tom wants to learn to sing in French.
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