(yīn yuè) - music in Mandarin

yīnyuè

Traditional: 音樂

HSK 3

#715 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

music

Word origin

A compound of 音 (yīn, 'sound') and 乐 (yuè, 'music'), meaning 'music'. 音 derives from 言 (speech) with an added stroke; the simplified 乐 comes from 樂, which is taken to depict a wooden frame strung with silk, that is, a musical instrument.

Origin: compound
Root: 音 (yīn, 'sound') + 乐 (yuè, 'music'; from 樂, a strung instrument)

Stroke order

音

乐

Examples

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I like to listen to music.

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This music is lovely.

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She listens to music every evening.

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He has loved music since childhood.

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He likes to listen to music while walking.

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This word is part of lesson 15.