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摇滚乐

yáo gǔn yuè · yao gun yue

Traditional 搖滾樂

Meaning

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  1. rock music
  2. rock 'n roll
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Rock at the park

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)平时(píngshí)听(tīng)什么(shénme)音乐(yīnyuè)？

    Liangliang, what music do you usually listen to?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)摇滚乐(yáogǔnyuè)。

    I like rock music best.

  3. Dengdeng

    摇滚乐(yáogǔnyuè)？那(nà)是不是(shìbùshì)太(tài)吵(chǎo)了(le)？

    Rock music? Isn't that too loud?

  4. Liangliang

    一点(yīdiǎn)也(yě)不(bù)吵(chǎo)，听(tīng)摇滚乐(yáogǔnyuè)我(wǒ)特别(tèbié)有精神(yǒujīngshén)。

    Not loud at all. Rock music makes me feel full of energy.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)看(kàn)，旁边(pángbiān)的(de)叔叔(shūshu)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    But look, the uncle next to us is sleeping.

  6. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)戴上(dàishang)耳机(ěrjī)，在(zài)心里(xīnli)听(tīng)摇滚乐(yáogǔnyuè)。

    Okay, I'll put on headphones and play rock music in my heart.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

日(rì)本(běn)的(de)年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)喜(xǐ)爱(ài)摇(yáo)滚(gǔn)乐(yuè)和(hé)爵(jué)士(shì)乐(yuè)。

Japanese young people like rock and jazz music.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)本(běn)来(lái)对(duì)摇(yáo)滚(gǔn)乐(yuè)没(méi)什(shén)么(me)好(hǎo)感(gǎn)，但(dàn)后(hòu)来(lái)却(què)渐(jiàn)渐(jiàn)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)上(shàng)了(le)。

I didn't like rock music at first, but it soon grew on me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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