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音乐 meaning in English

yīnyuè

music

HSK 2nounTraditional 音樂14 strokes

Meaning of 音乐

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yīnyuè
  1. music

Measure word: 張|张,曲,段

How to use 音乐

音乐 is a common everyday noun for music in general. It pairs with verbs like 听 (tīng, to listen) and appears in words like 音乐会 (yīnyuèhuì, concert). Example: 我喜欢听音乐。(Wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè.) I like listening to music.

音 (yīn) means sound, as in 声音 (shēngyīn), and 乐 (yuè) is the same character used in 快乐 (kuàilè). Sound that brings joy is music.

Common mistake: Learners often read 乐 here as lè, the reading in 快乐 (kuàilè). In 音乐 and 乐队 (yuèduì) it is read yuè, so say yīnyuè, not yīnlè.

音乐 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ想xiǎng和hé你nǐ一yì起qǐ去qù音yīn乐yuè会huì。
I would like to go to the concert with you.
他tā的de三sān个gè孩hái子zi都dōu成chéng为wéi了le音yīn乐yuè家jiā。
His three children all became musicians.
没méi有yǒu音yīn乐yuè就jiù没méi有yǒu生shēng命mìng。
No music, no life.
他tā有yǒu三sān个gè儿ér子zi，全quán都dōu成chéng了le音yīn乐yuè家jiā。
He has three sons, who became musicians.
她tā教jiào了le三sān十shí年nián的de音yīn乐yuè。
She taught music for thirty years.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

音 yīn · sound · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

乐 lè · happy · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 音乐.

声音shēngyīnsound; voice
快乐kuàilèhappy; joyful
音乐会yīnyuèhuìconcert
音节yīnjiésyllable
读音dúyīnpronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
乐队yuèduìband; pop group
欢乐huānlègaiety; gladness
录音lùyīnto record sound; an audio recording (CL:段[duan4])
收音机shōuyīnjīradio
可乐kělèamusing; entertaining
乐观lèguānoptimistic; hopeful
乐趣lèqùdelight; pleasure; joy

Questions about 音乐

What does 音乐 mean?

音乐 (yīnyuè) means "music" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 音乐?

音乐 is made of 2 characters: 音 (9 strokes), 乐 (5 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 音乐 an HSK word?

Yes. 音乐 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 音乐 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 音乐 is written 音樂.

How do I say I listen to music in Chinese?

Say 听音乐 (tīng yīnyuè). Do not use 看 (kàn) or 玩 (wán) with 音乐 for listening. For playing an instrument you name the instrument instead, such as 弹钢琴 (tán gāngqín, play the piano).

How do I say a type of music, like pop or classical?

Put the style before 音乐. For example, 流行音乐 (liúxíng yīnyuè) is pop music and 古典音乐 (gǔdiǎn yīnyuè) is classical music.

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