歌厅 (gē tīng) — music hall, song hall (where professional perfo… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A 歌厅 (gētīng) is a commercial venue where audience members order songs and sing — the Chinese equivalent of a karaoke hall, not a concert stage. Performers may also sing for the crowd.

noun

music hallsong hall (where professional performers sing popular songs)

Measure word · 家

Examples

歌厅，。
Nà jiā gē tīng zài shì zhōng xīn, hěn shòu huān yíng.
That music hall is in the city center and very popular.
，歌厅。
Tā chàng dé tài hǎo tīng le, hǎo xiàng shì cóng gē tīng chū lái de.
He sings so beautifully, it's like he comes from a music hall.
歌厅。
Wǒ men zuó tiān qù gē tīng kàn le yì chǎng yǎn chū.
We went to a music hall yesterday to watch a performance.

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.

歌 names songs or singing and 厅 names a hall, forming a hall for songs.

Characters in this word

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

哥欠歌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

欠欠qiànblow

Sound part声符shēngfú

哥

哥gē歌gē

Same sound today

The shape 歌 uses 哥 for the sound and 欠, meaning blow. It came from a form of 哥 used for singing.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 廳; 厅 is its simplified writing.

广聽廳

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse

Sound part声符shēngfú

聽

聽tīng廳tīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 廳 pairs 广 (house) with 聽, which gives the sound; the simplified 厅 is a shorthand and its parts are not the original ones.

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