演唱 (yǎn chàng) — to sing (for an audience), to perform a song | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

演唱 (yǎnchàng) is the more formal 'to sing (a song), to perform a song' for an audience. Use 唱 for everyday singing; 演奏 is for playing an instrument.

verb

to sing (for an audience)to perform a song

Examples

演唱。
Tā wèi guān zhòng yǎn chàng le yì shǒu gē.
She sang a song for the audience.
。
Tā jiāng zài wǔ tái shàng yì shǒu xīn gē.
He will sing a new song on the stage.
演唱。
Wǒ men yì qǐ yǎn chàng le yì shǒu kuài lè de gē.
We sang a happy song together.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

演yǎnperform

The meanings 演 and 唱 work together as parallel ways of performing a song.

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.

氵寅演

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

寅

寅yín演yǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

演 pairs 氵 (water) with 寅, which gives the sound yín.

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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