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清唱 (qīng chàng) — to sing an opera aria (especially Peking opera) without full costume, makeup, and staging; to sing a cappella

Definition

清唱 (qīng chàng) means singing opera arias — especially Peking opera — in plain clothes without costume, makeup, or stage setup, or more generally singing a cappella. This is a performer's term, not everyday 'sing' (唱).

verb
to sing an opera aria (especially Peking opera) without full costume, makeup, and stagingto sing a cappella

Examples

  • ，清唱。
    Zuó tiān de wǎn huì shàng, tā dēng tái qīng chàng le yí duàn jīng jù.
    At yesterday's party, she went on stage and sang a Peking opera aria without costume.
  • ，清唱。
    Tā suī rán méi yǒu bàn zòu, dàn qīng chàng dé fēi cháng hǎo tīng.
    Even without accompaniment, his a cappella singing was very pleasant.
  • 清唱，。
    Zhè wèi yǎn yuán cháng zài péng you jù huì shàng qīng chàng, dà jiā dōu xǐ huan.
    This actor often sings arias without makeup at friends' gatherings, and everyone likes it.

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.

清qīngplain
唱chàngsing

'清' gives a plain, unaccompanied sense, and '唱' gives 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng清qīng
Same sound today

清 has 氵 (water) on the left and 青 on the right to show its sound.

Open 清 →

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
口口kǒu
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.

Open 唱 →
Appears in
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