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唱

chàng

HSK 2 Character

What 唱 means

1. to sing
2. to call loudly
3. to chant

Example sentences

• 你唱。
  Sing!
• 请唱歌。
  Please sing.
• 我唱了。
  I was singing.
• 我没唱。
  I didn't sing.
• 鸟儿歌唱。
  The birds sang.
• 请唱一首歌。
  Please sing a song.

Words starting with 唱

• 唱歌chàng gēto sing a song
• 唱片chàng piàngramophone record; LP; music CD
• 唱戏chàng xìto perform in opera
• 唱腔chàng qiāngvocal music (in opera); aria
• 唱词chàng cílibretto; lyrics
• 唱法chàng fǎsinging style; singing method
• 唱功chàng gōngsinging skill
• 唱机chàng jīgramophone
• 唱段chàng duànaria (in opera)
• 唱反调chàng fǎn diàoto express a different view; to take a different position
• 唱和chàng hèantiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus); sung reply…
• 唱诗班chàng shī bānchoir
• 唱名chàng míngsolfege
• 唱商chàng shāngone's ability to give a convincing performance of a song
• 唱念chàng niàn(of a waiter) to call out (a customer's order to the kitchen)
• 唱曲chàng qǔto sing a song
• 唱本chàng běnopera libretto
• 唱盘chàng pánturntable; gramophone record
• 唱票chàng piàoto read ballot slips out loud
• 唱针chàng zhēnstylus (needle) of a record player
• 唱头chàng tóupickup (cartridge assembly of a vinyl record player)
• 唱作人chàng zuò rénsinger-songwriter
• 唱白脸chàng bái liǎnto play the role of the villain (idiom)
• 唱红脸chàng hóng liǎnto play the role of the hero (idiom); to play the good cop

Words containing 唱

• 演唱yǎn chàngto sing (for an audience); vocal performance
• 演唱会yǎn chàng huìvocal recital or concert
• 歌唱gē chàngto sing
• 合唱hé chàngchorus; to chorus
• 主唱zhǔ chàngto sing the lead vocals; lead singer
• 吟唱yín chàngto chant; to recite
• 歌唱家gē chàng jiāsinger
• 高唱gāo chàngto sing loudly; fig. to mouth slogans
• 合唱团hé chàng tuánchorus; choir
• 说唱shuō chàngspeaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 弹词; (music) rapping
• 独唱dú chàng(in singing) solo; to solo
• 哼唱hēng chàngto hum; to croon
• 对唱duì chàngin duet; answering phrase; antiphonal answer
• 弹唱tán chàngto sing and play (plucked string instrument)
• 传唱chuán chàngto pass on a song
• 清唱qīng chàngto sing opera arias without staging, costume or makeup; to sing a cappella
• 大合唱dà hé chàngcantata; chorus
• 绝唱jué chàngmost perfect song
• 卖唱mài chàngto sing for a living
• 伴唱bàn chàngto sing backup; backup singer
• 假唱jiǎ chàngto lip-sync (singing)
• 原唱yuán chàngto sing the original version of a song; original singer of a song
• 献唱xiàn chàngto perform a song
• 翻唱fān chàngto cover (a previously recorded song); cover version (of a song)

Characters built on 昌

These share the phonetic component 昌 (chāng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 倡chàngto initiate; to instigate; to introduce
• 猖chāngferocious
• 娼chāngprostitute
• 菖chāngsee 菖蒲
• 鲳chāngsee 鲳鱼
• 阊chānggate of heaven; gate of palace

Characters that look like 唱

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 喝hēto drink; variant of 嗬
• 喉hóuthroat; larynx
• 哨shàoa whistle; sentry
• 喽lóu(bound form) subordinates in a gang of bandits
• 喵miāo(onomatopoeia) meow; cat's mewing
• 堰yànweir

Sounds the same

Read chàng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 倡to initiate; to instigate; to introduce
• 畅free; unimpeded; smooth
• 怅regretful; upset; despairing; depressed
• 鬯a kind of sacrificial wine used in ancient times
• 韔bow bag
• 誯old variant of 唱