独奏 (dú zòu) — instrumental solo | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

instrumental solo

独奏。
Zhè chǎng yīn yuè huì yǐ yì shǒu gāng qín dú zòu kāi chǎng.
The concert opened with a piano solo.
独奏，。
Tā shàn cháng xiǎo tí qín dú zòu, jì qiǎo fēi cháng gāo chāo.
He excels at violin solos and his technique is superb.
独奏，。
Zhè shǒu dú zòu qǔ mù nán dù hěn dà, xū yào cháng shí jiān liàn xí.
This solo piece is very difficult and requires long hours of practice.

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.

"独" (alone) and "奏" (play) form a solo performance.

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 獨; 独 is its simplified writing.

犭蜀獨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

犭Written in full as犬quǎn

Sound part声符shēngfú

蜀

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 獨 pairs 犬 (dog) with 蜀, which gives the sound; the simplified 独 is a shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape of 奏 pictures hands holding an object, perhaps an instrument used in a ritual, or hands collecting resin dripping from a cut tree.

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