短歌
duǎn gē
Pinyin

Definition

短歌
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duǎn gē
  1. ballad

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

唱歌
chàng gē
  1. 1 to sing a song
歌
gē
  1. 1 song
  2. 2 CL:支[zhī],首[shǒu]
  3. 3 to sing
歌曲
gē qǔ
  1. 1 song
短
duǎn
  1. 1 short
  2. 2 brief
  3. 3 to lack
  4. 4 weak point
  5. 5 fault
短信
duǎn xìn
  1. 1 text message
  2. 2 SMS
情歌
qíng gē
  1. 1 love song
歌唱
gē chàng
  1. 1 to sing
歌女
gē nu:3
  1. 1 female singer (archaic)
歌手
gē shǒu
  1. 1 singer
歌声
gē shēng
  1. 1 singing voice
  2. 2 fig. original voice of a poet
歌舞
gē wǔ
  1. 1 singing and dancing
歌词
gē cí
  1. 1 song lyric
  2. 2 lyrics
歌谣
gē yáo
  1. 1 folksong
  2. 2 ballad
  3. 3 nursery rhyme
歌迷
gē mí
  1. 1 fan of a singer
短暂
duǎn zàn
  1. 1 of short duration
  2. 2 brief
  3. 3 momentary
短期
duǎn qī
  1. 1 short term
  2. 2 short-term
短片
duǎn piàn
  1. 1 short film
  2. 2 video clip
短线
duǎn xiàn
  1. 1 short term
短袖
duǎn xiù
  1. 1 short sleeves
  2. 2 short-sleeved shirt
短裤
duǎn kù
  1. 1 short pants
  2. 2 shorts

Idioms (20)

取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
可歌可泣
kě gē kě qì
  1. 1 lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
  2. 2 happy and sad
  3. 3 inspiring and tragic
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
  1. 1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
引吭高歌
yǐn háng gāo gē
  1. 1 to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
悲歌当哭
bēi gē dàng kū
  1. 1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)
截长补短
jié cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
  2. 2 to offset each other's deficiencies
  3. 3 to complement each other
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
  1. 1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
  2. 2 to play to one's strengths
昼短夜长
zhòu duǎn yè cháng
  1. 1 the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)
东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
  1. 1 to gossip (idiom)
歌舞升平
gē wǔ shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
残年短景
cán nián duǎn jǐng
  1. 1 at the end of the year (idiom)
争长论短
zhēng cháng lùn duǎn
  1. 1 lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble
  2. 2 a storm in a teacup
短中抽长
duǎn zhōng chōu cháng
  1. 1 to make the best of a bad job
  2. 2 to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
短兵相接
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
  1. 1 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
  2. 2 to fight at close quarters
短小精悍
duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn
  1. 1 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
  2. 2 (of an article) concise and forceful
能歌善舞
néng gē shàn wǔ
  1. 1 can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
说长道短
shuō cháng dào duǎn
  1. 1 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip

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