管弦乐 (guǎn xián yuè) — orchestral music

Definition

Examples

• 今晚的音乐会演奏的都是古典管弦乐。
  Jīn wǎn de yīn yuè huì yǎn zòu de dōu shì gǔ diǎn guǎn xián yuè.
  Tonight's concert is all classical orchestral music.
• 他从小就喜欢听管弦乐，特别是贝多芬的作品。
  Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huan tīng guǎn xián yuè, tè bié shì bèi duō fēn de zuò pǐn.
  He has liked listening to orchestral music since he was a child, especially Beethoven's works.
• 这场管弦乐演出需要六十多位乐手。
  Zhè chǎng guǎn xián yuè yǎn chū xū yào liù shí duō wèi yuè shǒu.
  This orchestral performance requires more than sixty musicians.