Definition
首 (shǒu) is the classifier (measure word) used specifically for songs, poems, and other lyrical or musical pieces. It is the standard word to count items like 'a song' (一首歌) or 'a poem' (一首诗).
classifier
for songspoemsand pieces of music
Easily confused
- 兼jiānlook-aliketo hold two or more positions or roles at the same time; to concurrently hold
- 手shǒusound-alikehand
- 兹zīlook-alikethis (formal, literary)
- 受shòusound-aliketo receive, to accept (a gift, education, etc.)
- 道dàolook-alike(noun) road, path; principle, morality; method, skill; the Dao (of Daoism)
- 收shōusound-aliketo receive, to accept
- 守shǒusound-aliketo guard, to defend, to keep watch
- 瘦shòusound-alikethin, slim (for people and animals)
Examples
- 首。Wǒ huì chàng yì shǒu liúxíng de gē.I can sing a popular song.
- 首。Tā xiě le liǎng shǒu guānyú chūntiān de shī.He wrote two poems about spring.
- 首。Wǒmen zuótiān xué le yì shǒu xīn de gē.We learned a new song yesterday.
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