唱
chàng
Pinyin
Definition
唱
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- to sing
- to call loudly
- to chant
Character Decomposition
Idioms (8)
一唱一和
- 1 to echo one another (idiom)
唱对台戏
- 1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
- 2 to get into confrontation
唱白脸
- 1 to play the role of the villain (idiom)
唱空城计
- 1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
- 2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
- 3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
- 4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
唱红脸
- 1 to play the role of the hero (idiom)
- 2 to play the good cop
Sample Sentences
Joe在KTV如鱼得水,因为他很会唱歌。
Joe takes to KTV like a duck to water because he's good at singing.
晚上驴友们一起弹吉他、唱歌、聊天,体验淳朴的生活,独自旅行的朋友在这里可以告别孤独的滋味了。
In the evening, backpackers play guitar, sing, chat, and experience a simple life. Friends who travel alone can say goodbye to loneliness.
天气不好,我们去唱歌吧。
The weather is bad, let's go sing karaoke.
在晚会上,她既唱又跳。
She sang and danced at the party.
参加演唱会既能支持爱豆,又可以获得身心满足,有何不可呢?
Why not if you can both support the idol when attending their concerts and be spiritually and mentally rewarded?
这次终于抢到了爱豆演唱会的看台票,看来这个月要勒紧裤腰带了。
This time I finally got a stand ticket for the idol concert. It seems that I have to tighten my belt this month.
新案子不都是你唱主角吗?她竟敢招惹你这大红人?
Don't you play a big role in all the new cases? How dare she provoke you, the big shot?
我们在包房里唱歌、吃饭。
We sing and eat in the rented room.
别听他唱歌,他常常走音。
Don’t listen to his singing. He is often out of tune.
我下了班要去看演唱会。
I plan to go to a concert after work.