Writing
唱歌 (chàng gē) — how to say "to sing" in Chinese
唱歌
To sing (a song)
verb
Character composition
唱
to sing
歌
song
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
欠
Lack
#76 · qiàn · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
喜欢唱歌
xǐhuān chàng gē
like singing
Examples
晚上我们一起唱歌、跳舞。
In the evening we sing and dance together.
我会唱歌
I can sing.
Mnemonic
[chàng gē-] Chang Gecko the lizard 🦎 is wearing sunglasses and singing. He sees himself singing into a microphone 唱 with a big mouth 口, surrounded by musical notes 歌 that dance around him. Chang Gecko gets so caught up in his performance that he starts dancing to the beat of his own song!
Frequently asked questions
How to say sing in Chinese?
"to sing" in Chinese is 唱歌 (chàng gē).
唱歌 meaning in English
唱歌 (chàng gē) means "To sing (a song)".
How is 唱歌 pronounced?
It is pronounced chàng gē (written as chang ge, changge). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for sing
It is written 唱歌: 唱 has 11 strokes, 歌 has 14 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 唱歌?
唱歌 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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