二重唱 (èr chóng chàng) — (vocal) duet | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

(vocal) duet

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Examples

二重唱。
Tā men liǎ de èr chóng chàng chàng dé hěn hǎo tīng.
Their duet sounds wonderful.
二重唱。
Yīn yuè huì shàng yǒu yí gè jīng cǎi de èr chóng chàng.
There was a wonderful duet at the concert.
二重唱。
Zhè shǒu èr chóng chàng shì mò zhā tè de zuò pǐn.
This duet is a composition by Mozart.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

二重two layers

二èrtwo重zhònglayer

偏正Modifier + head

二 means two, 重 means layer, and 唱 means sing, so 二重唱 is singing in two layers.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

二 is drawn as two parallel strokes, where the number of strokes shows the amount.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

東

東dōng重zhòng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

重 developed from a picture of a man carrying a bag, with 人 for the man and 東 for the bag; a later ground element was folded into the form.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

口昌唱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

昌

昌chāng唱chàng

Same sound today

The 口 part points to the mouth, while 昌 shows how the character is pronounced.

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