高唱 (gāo chàng) — to sing loudly; to sing with spirit; to trumpet (about something); to loudly advocate or claim (often with a connotation of glibness or exaggeration)
Definition
Literally 'sing loudly', 高唱 is often used figuratively to mean loudly proclaiming a slogan or ideal — with a strong connotation that the words are empty or insincere, just a tune without action.
verb
to sing loudlyto sing with spiritto trumpet (about something)to loudly advocate or claim (often with a connotation of glibness or exaggeration)
Examples
- 。Tā zài yīn yuè huì shàng gāo chàng le yì shǒu ài guó gē qǔ.He sang a patriotic song loudly at the concert.
- 高唱。Mǒu xiē zhèng kè zhī huì gāo chàng wèi rén mín fú wù de kǒu hào.Some politicians only trumpet the slogan of serving the people.
- 高唱，。Tā men gāo chàng zhe gǎi gé de diào zi, què méi yǒu shí jì xíng dòng.They loudly sang the tune of reform but had no actual action.
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