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唱

chàng · chang

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Meaning

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  1. to sing
  2. to call loudly
  3. to chant
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Singing on the weekend

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)唱歌(chànggē)吧(ba)！

    Let us go singing this weekend!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)啊(a)，我(wǒ)不太(bùtài)会(huì)唱(chàng)，你(nǐ)不要(bùyào)笑(xiào)。

    OK, but I am not good at singing. Do not laugh.

  3. Liangliang

    不会(bùhuì)笑(xiào)你(nǐ)。你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)唱(chàng)什么(shénme)？

    I will not laugh. What do you want to sing?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)唱(chàng)一(yī)首(shǒu)很(hěn)老(lǎo)的(de)歌(gē)。

    I want to sing a very old song.

  5. Liangliang

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)唱(chàng)那(nà)首(shǒu)！

    Great, I want to sing that one too!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)唱(chàng)，没人(méirén)听得出来(tīngdechūlái)。

    Then we sing together and nobody can tell.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)都(dōu)在(zài)浴(yù)室(shì)里(lǐ)唱(chàng)歌(gē)。

She sings in the bathroom every morning.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)一(yì)边(biān)拍(pāi)手(shǒu)一(yì)边(biān)唱(chàng)儿(ér)歌(gē)。

The children clap their hands while singing a children's song.

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