歌艺 (gē yì) — singing skill, vocal artistry | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

singing skillvocal artistry

Examples

歌艺，。
Tā de gē yì fēi cháng jīng zhàn, lìng rén táo zuì.
Her singing skill is superb and intoxicating.
，歌艺。
Zhè wèi gē shǒu jīng guò duō nián xùn liàn, gē yì dà yǒu zhǎng jìn.
This singer has greatly improved in vocal artistry after years of training.
歌艺。
Píng wěi men duì tā de gē yì zàn bù jué kǒu.
The judges were full of praise for his singing skill.

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gēsinging

歌 (singing) narrows 艺 (skill) to the art of singing.

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.

艹乙艺

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

乙

乙yǐ艺yì

Same sound today

In 艺, the top 艹 points to plants, and the lower 乙 gives the sound.

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