- 四重奏sì chóng zòu(instrumental) quartetHSK 7-9
- 提琴tí qínthe violin family of string instruments (e.g., violin, viola, cello, double bass)HSK 7-9
- 演唱者yǎn chàng zhěsinger; vocalistHSK 7-9
- 独奏会dú zòu huìsolo recital (of instrumentalists)HSK 7-9
- 领唱lǐng chàngto lead a chorus (as the primary singer)HSK 7-9
- 交响乐团jiāo xiǎng yuè tuánsymphony orchestraHSK 7-9
- 清唱qīng chàngto sing an opera aria (especially Peking opera) without full costume, makeup, and staging; to sing a cappellaHSK 7-9
- 管乐队guǎn lèwind bandHSK 7-9
- 长号cháng hàotromboneHSK 7-9
- 鼓点gǔ diǎndrumbeat; (in Chinese opera) clapper beats that set tempo and lead the orchestra; (figurative, colloquial) dirty trick; ulterior schemeHSK 7-9
- 八度bā dùoctave (music)HSK 7-9
- 擂lēito beat (a drum); to sound (a gong for martial contests or ceremonies)HSK 7-9
- 歌谣gē yáofolk song; balladHSK 7-9
- 赞歌zàn gēsong of praise; paeanHSK 7-9
- 坠子zhuì zǐplummet, weight (for measuring depth); pendant, earring; a type of folk ballad with drum accompanimentHSK 7-9
- 夜曲yè qǔnocturne (a short, lyrical piece of music, typically for piano, that evokes night)HSK 7-9
- 序曲xù qǔ(music) overture, prelude; (figurative) prelude, beginningHSK 7-9
- 欢唱huān chàngto sing merrily, to sing joyfullyHSK 7-9
- 乐坛lèmusic circles; music industryHSK 7-9
- 凡响fán xiǎng(usually in negative constructions) ordinary music; (in 不同凡响) extraordinary, remarkableHSK 7-9
- 吹奏chuī zòuto play (a wind instrument)HSK 7-9
- 唱腔chàng qiāngvocal style / melodic pattern in traditional Chinese operaHSK 7-9
- 打击乐dápercussion musicHSK 7-9
- 打拍子dǎ pāi zito beat time (in music), to mark the rhythmHSK 7-9
- 载歌载舞zài gē zài wǔto sing and dance joyfully (as part of a festivity); festive merrymakingHSK 7-9
- 音阶yīn jiēmusical scaleHSK 7-9
- 双簧管shuāng huáng guǎnoboeHSK 7-9
- 奏鸣曲zòu míng qǔsonataHSK 7-9
- 小夜曲xiǎo yè qǔserenadeHSK 7-9
- 指挥家zhǐ huī jiāconductor (music)HSK 7-9
- 琴弦qín xiánstring (of a musical instrument)HSK 7-9
- 对唱duì chàngantiphonal singing, musical dialogue (alternating between two singers or groups)HSK 7-9
- 男高音nán gāo yīntenor (voice)HSK 7-9
- 阮ruǎn(bound form) a plucked stringed instrument, the ruan (Chinese lute); (surname) RuanHSK 7-9
- 音乐室yīn lèmusic roomHSK 7-9
- 击鼓jī gǔto beat a drum, to drumHSK 7-9
- 号手hào shǒutrumpeter; buglerHSK 7-9
- 大合唱dàchorus (musical piece for a large group of singers); (figurative) a situation where many people express the same opinion in unisonHSK 7-9
- 奏响zòu xiǎngto play (a musical instrument) loudly; to sound; (figurative) to herald; to signal the start of (an era, event, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 小曲xiǎo qūditty; popular tuneHSK 7-9
- 手鼓shǒu gǔframe drum (musical instrument, tambourine-like)HSK 7-9
- 主题歌zhǔ tí gētheme songHSK 7-9
- 乐声lèmusical sound, sound of musicHSK 7-9
- 电唱机diàn chàng jīrecord player; electric gramophoneHSK 7-9
- 留声机liú shēng jīgramophone; phonographHSK 7-9
- 谱写pǔ xiěto compose (music, a song); (figurative) to write (a chapter, a story, a history)HSK 7-9
- 音高yīn gāo(music) pitch; (linguistics) pitch, tone heightHSK 7-9
- 颤音chàn yīn(music) trill, vibrato; (phonetics) trilled consonant; quavering or trembling voice (from emotion)HSK 7-9
- 传唱chuán chàng(of songs, stories) to be widely sung and passed down; to spread through singingHSK 7-9
- 军乐队jūn yuè duìmilitary bandHSK 7-9