声乐 (shēng yuè) — vocal music

Definition

Vocal music — singing, as opposed to instrumental music (器乐). The traditional counterpart to 器乐 in Chinese music terminology.

noun
vocal music

Examples

  • 声乐
    Tā cóng xiǎo xué xí shēng yuè, xiàn zài shì yì míng gē chàng jiā.
    She has studied vocal music since childhood and is now a singer.
  • 声乐
    Zhè chǎng shēng yuè yǎn chū xī yǐn le hěn duō guān zhòng.
    This vocal music performance attracted a large audience.
  • 声乐
    shēng yuè Hé qì yuè shì yīn yuè de liǎng dà lèi bié.
    Vocal music and instrumental music are the two main categories of music.
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