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女高音 (nǚ gāo yīn) — soprano (voice or singer)

Definition

noun
soprano (voice or singer)
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 女高音。
    Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de nǚ gāo yīn.
    She is a famous soprano.
  • 女高音。
    Zhè shǒu qǔ zi shì wèi nǚ gāo yīn chuàng zuò de.
    This piece was composed for soprano.
  • 女高音。
    Gē jù zhōng de nǚ gāo yīn jué sè fēi cháng nán chàng.
    The soprano role in the opera is very difficult to sing.

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.

女nǚfemale
高音high voice
高gāohigh音yīnvoice
偏正Modifier + head

Female and high voice combine to mean soprano.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

女 shows a woman with folded arms, kneeling or standing. In the modern form the figure faces right, and the small enclosed part is what is left of one arm.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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

音 adds a short stroke that seals the mouth-like part, showing a covered or muffled sound rather than speech.

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