Music

Here’s a dictionary, vocabulary list, and sample phrases about music in Mandarin.

🎵 Vocabulary List (音乐词汇表)

English	Mandarin (Simplified)	Pinyin	Meaning
Music	音乐	yīnyuè	Sound arranged in rhythm, melody, and harmony
Song	歌曲	gēqǔ	A piece of music with lyrics
Melody	旋律	xuánlǜ	The main tune of a song
Rhythm	节奏	jiézòu	The beat and timing in music
Lyrics	歌词	gēcí	Words in a song
Instrument	乐器	yuèqì	A tool used to create music
Singer	歌手	gēshǒu	A person who sings
Band	乐队	yuèduì	A group of musicians
Concert	音乐会	yīnyuèhuì	A live performance of music
Genre	音乐类型	yīnyuè lèixíng	A style of music
Classical Music	古典音乐	gǔdiǎn yīnyuè	Traditional and formal music styles
Pop Music	流行音乐	liúxíng yīnyuè	Popular music
Rock Music	摇滚音乐	yáogǔn yīnyuè	Rock and roll music
Hip-Hop	嘻哈	xīhā	Hip-hop music
Jazz	爵士乐	juéshìyuè	Jazz music
Folk Music	民谣	mínyáo	Traditional folk music
Electronic Music	电子音乐	diànzǐ yīnyuè	Music made with electronic sounds
Musician	音乐家	yīnyuèjiā	A person who creates music
Composer	作曲家	zuòqǔjiā	A person who writes music
Conductor	指挥家	zhǐhuījiā	A person who leads an orchestra
Orchestra	管弦乐队	guǎnxián yuèduì	A large group of instrumentalists
Note	音符	yīnfú	A musical sound symbol
Chord	和弦	héxián	A group of musical notes played together
Scale	音阶	yīnjiē	A set of musical notes arranged in order
Tempo	速度	sùdù	The speed of music
Volume	音量	yīnliàng	The loudness of music
Harmony	和声	héshēng	Different notes sounding pleasant together
Tune	曲调	qǔdiào	A sequence of musical notes

你喜欢什么类型的音乐？
(Nǐ xǐhuan shénme lèixíng de yīnyuè?)
What kind of music do you like?
我喜欢听流行音乐。
(Wǒ xǐhuan tīng liúxíng yīnyuè.)
I like listening to pop music.
摇滚音乐让我很兴奋！
(Yáogǔn yīnyuè ràng wǒ hěn xīngfèn!)
Rock music makes me excited!
古典音乐让我放松。
(Gǔdiǎn yīnyuè ràng wǒ fàngsōng.)
Classical music helps me relax.
我不太喜欢电子音乐。
(Wǒ bù tài xǐhuan diànzǐ yīnyuè.)
I don’t really like electronic music.

你会弹吉他吗？
(Nǐ huì tán jítā ma?)
Can you play the guitar?
我正在学习弹钢琴。
(Wǒ zhèngzài xuéxí tán gāngqín.)
I am learning to play the piano.
他是一个很棒的小提琴手。
(Tā shì yīgè hěn bàng de xiǎotíqín shǒu.)
He is a great violinist.
我喜欢吹长笛。
(Wǒ xǐhuan chuī chángdí.)
I like playing the flute.
鼓手的节奏很重要。
(Gǔshǒu de jiézòu hěn zhòngyào.)
The drummer’s rhythm is very important.

这首歌的旋律很好听。
(Zhè shǒu gē de xuánlǜ hěn hǎotīng.)
This song’s melody is very nice.
她的嗓音非常动人。
(Tā de sǎngyīn fēicháng dòngrén.)
Her voice is very touching.
你想去音乐会吗？
(Nǐ xiǎng qù yīnyuèhuì ma?)
Do you want to go to a concert?
我最近在写一首新歌。
(Wǒ zuìjìn zài xiě yī shǒu xīngē.)
I am writing a new song recently.
他的舞台表演很有魅力！
(Tā de wǔtái biǎoyǎn hěn yǒu mèilì!)
His stage performance is very charismatic!

这首歌的编曲很好。
(Zhè shǒu gē de biānqǔ hěn hǎo.)
The arrangement of this song is great.
他是一位很有才华的作曲家。
(Tā shì yī wèi hěn yǒu cáihuá de zuòqǔjiā.)
He is a very talented composer.
我们在录音室录制新歌。
(Wǒmen zài lùyīn shì lùzhì xīngē.)
We are recording a new song in the studio.
混音过程需要很多时间。
(Hùnyīn guòchéng xūyào hěn duō shíjiān.)
The mixing process takes a lot of time.
这首歌的制作质量很高。
(Zhè shǒu gē de zhìzuò zhìliàng hěn gāo.)
The production quality of this song is very high.

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