(yīn yuè) - music in Mandarin
yīnyuèTraditional: 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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