Definition
歌 (gē) is the everyday word for 'song' — the one you listen to or sing. The more formal 歌曲 (gēqǔ, HSK5) means a musical song composition; 曲 (qǔ, HSK6) refers to the tune or melody itself.
noun
song
Measure word · 支, 首
Easily confused
- 个gèsound-alike(classifier) general individual classifier for people and objects without a specific classifier
- 各gèsound-alike(determiner) each, every (used before a noun to refer to every individual member of a group)
- 割gēsound-aliketo cut (with a blade); to sever
- 隔gésound-aliketo separate, to be at a distance from (spatially)
- 搁gēsound-aliketo put, to place (informal, often in northern dialects)
Examples
- 歌。Wǒ chàng le gē.I sang a song.
- 歌。Wǒ xǐhuan tīng gē.I like listening to songs.
- ？Nǐ chàng gē ma?Do you sing?
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