铜管乐 (tóng guǎn lè) — brass music; music performed by brass instrumen… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

brass musicmusic performed by brass instruments

Examples

铜管乐，。
Zhè chǎng yīn yuè huì yǐ tóng guǎn lè kāi chǎng, qì fen hěn rè liè.
The concert opened with brass music, and the atmosphere was very lively.
铜管乐，。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huan tóng guǎn lè, yóu qí shì xiǎo hào yǎn zòu de qǔ zi.
He has liked brass music since childhood, especially pieces played on the trumpet.
铜管乐。
Zhè zhǒng gǔ diǎn tóng guǎn lè tīng qǐ lái zhuāng yán ér yōu měi.
This kind of classical brass music sounds solemn and beautiful.

Origin

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.

铜管copper tube

铜tóngcopper管guǎntube

偏正Modifier + head

铜 and 管 make copper tubes, and 乐 names the music made by them.

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 銅; 铜 is its simplified writing.

金同銅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

同

同tóng銅tóng

Same sound today

The traditional form 銅 pairs 金 (metal) with 同 as the sound part; the simplified 铜 is a shorthand.

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

竹官管

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

官guān管guǎn

Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

絲絲sīstring
木木mùwood

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

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