Meaning of 民歌
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- folk song
Measure word: 支,首
How to use 民歌
民歌 is a noun for traditional songs passed down among ordinary people, often tied to a region or ethnic group. It often appears with words like 唱 (chàng) or 一首 (yì shǒu). Example: 她会唱很多云南民歌。(Tā huì chàng hěn duō Yúnnán míngē.) She can sing many Yunnan folk songs.
民 (mín) means the people, as in 人民 (rénmín), and 歌 (gē) means song, as in 唱歌 (chànggē). A song of the people is a folk song.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 名歌 (míng gē), mixing up 民 (mín) with 名 (míng). 民 has no final -g sound and is second tone, so say mín gē, not míng gē.
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民 mín · citizens · 5 strokes
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歌 gē · song · 14 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 民歌.
| 唱歌 | chànggē | to sing a song |
| 人民 | rénmín | the people |
| 歌手 | gēshǒu | singer |
| 公民 | gōngmín | citizen |
| 农民 | nóngmín | peasant; farmer |
| 民族 | mínzú | nationality; ethnic group |
| 歌声 | gēshēng | singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet |
| 歌迷 | gēmí | fan of a singer |
| 民间 | mínjiān | among the people; popular |
| 人民币 | rénmínbì | Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY) |
| 中华民族 | Zhōnghuá Mínzú | the Chinese nation; the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in C |
| 居民 | jūmín | resident; inhabitant |
Questions about 民歌
What does 民歌 mean?
民歌 (míngē) means "folk song" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 民歌?
民歌 is made of 2 characters: 民 (5 strokes), 歌 (14 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 民歌 an HSK word?
Yes. 民歌 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What measure word is used with 民歌?
Use 首 (shǒu), the measure word for songs and poems. For example, 一首民歌 (yì shǒu míngē) means one folk song.
Is 民歌 the same as pop music?
No. Pop songs are usually called 流行歌曲 (liúxíng gēqǔ). 民歌 refers to traditional songs from ordinary people, though modern singers may perform or adapt them.