音乐 (yīn yuè) — music | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

music

Measure word · 张, 曲, 段

音乐。
Wǒ xǐ huan tīng liú xíng yīn yuè.
I like listening to pop music.
音乐？
Nǐ néng gěi wǒ jiè shào yì shǒu yīn yuè ma?
Can you recommend a piece of music to me?
音乐。
Wǒ zǒu lù de shí hou cháng cháng tīng yīn yuè.
I often listen to music while walking.

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.

音 gives sound, 乐 gives music, so the whole means organized sound.

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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.

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.

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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