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领唱 (lǐng chàng) — to lead a chorus (as the primary singer)

Definition

verb
to lead a chorus (as the primary singer)

Examples

  • 。
    Tā lǐng chàng le yì shǒu mín gē.
    He led a folk song.
  • 。
    Zhè cì yǎn chū yóu tā lǐng chàng.
    This performance was led by her singing.
  • 。
    Wǒ men qǐng tā lǐng chàng hé chàng.
    We invited him to lead the chorus.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

领lǐnglead
唱chàngsinging

Lead and singing combine to mean leading a chorus or being the leading singer.

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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng領lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

Open 领 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒu
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.

Open 唱 →
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