试唱 (shì chàng) — audition (for singing) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

An audition specifically for singing, counted with 次. Use 试镜 for film/TV auditions and 试音 for a sound check or vocal test.

noun

audition (for singing)

Measure word · 次

Examples

试唱。
Tā míng tiān yào qù cān jiā shì chàng.
She is going to an audition tomorrow.
试唱。
Zhè cì shì chàng tā biǎo xiàn dé fēi cháng hǎo.
She performed very well in this audition.
试唱，。
Wèi le zhǔn bèi shì chàng, tā liàn le hěn jiǔ.
She practiced for a long time to prepare for the audition.

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.

唱chàngsinging

'试' means trial or test, and '唱' means singing, together denoting a trial singing event.

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 試; 试 is its simplified writing.

言式試

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

式

式shì試shì

Same sound today

The traditional form 試 puts 言 beside 式, and 式 gives the sound; the simplified 试 is the form of this character.

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

口昌唱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

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