男低音 (nán dī yīn) — bass (male vocal range)

Definition

Refers specifically to the male voice in its low register, both the singer and the vocal range. 对应女低音 (contralto) and 男高音 (tenor).

noun

bass (male vocal range)

男低音。
Tā zài hé chàng tuán lǐ chàng nán dī yīn.
He sings bass in the choir.
男低音。
Zhè shǒu gē qǔ xū yào yí wèi yōu xiù de nán dī yīn.
This song needs an excellent bass singer.
男低音。
nán dī yīn De shēng yīn shēn chén ér yǒu lì.
The bass voice is deep and powerful.

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.

低音low voice

偏正Modifier + head

男 male and 低音 low voice combine for a bass voice.

Characters in this word

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

田力男

男 is made from 田, a field, and 力, strength. It shows a man working with strength in a field.

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

亻氐低

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénman, person

Sound part声符shēngfú

氐

氐dī低dī

Same sound today

In 低, the left side 亻 is a person, and the right side 氐 gives the sound; the image is a person lowering or bowing themselves.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

音 adds a short stroke that seals the mouth-like part, showing a covered or muffled sound rather than speech.