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独奏会 (dú zòu huì) — solo recital (of instrumentalists)

Definition

A 独奏会 is a solo recital by a single instrumentalist — distinct from a 音乐会 (general concert) or 演唱会 (vocal concert).

noun
solo recital (of instrumentalists)
Measure word · 场

Examples

  • 独奏会。
    Zhè chǎng dú zòu huì de mén piào zǎo jiù mài guāng le.
    Tickets for this recital sold out long ago.
  • ，独奏会。
    Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de gāng qín jiā, cháng zài shì jiè gè dì jǔ bàn dú zòu huì.
    He is a famous pianist who often holds recitals around the world.
  • 独奏会，。
    Mèi mei dì yī cì cān jiā dú zòu huì, suī rán jǐn zhāng dàn biǎo xiàn dé hěn hǎo.
    My younger sister attended her first recital and performed well despite being nervous.

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.

独奏solo performance
独dúsolo奏zòuplay
偏正Modifier + head
会huìevent

独 solo and 奏 play form a solo performance, and 会 event makes a recital.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 獨; 独 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犭Written in full as犬quǎn
Sound part声符shēngfú
蜀
蜀shǔ獨dú
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 獨 pairs 犬 (dog) with 蜀, which gives the sound; the simplified 独 is a shorthand.

Open 独 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape of 奏 pictures hands holding an object, perhaps an instrument used in a ritual, or hands collecting resin dripping from a cut tree.

Open 奏 →

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 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 会 →
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