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旋律

xuán lǜ · xuan lü · xuan lv

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. melody
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The melody

  1. Dengdeng

    这首(zhèshǒu)歌(gē)的(de)旋律(xuánlǜ)真(zhēn)好听(hǎotīng)。

    The melody of this song is really nice.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)一听就(yītīngjiù)记住(jìzhu)了(le)旋律(xuánlǜ)。

    Yes, I remembered the melody the moment I heard it.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)能(néng)唱(chàng)一下(yīxià)吗(ma)？

    Can you sing it?

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，啦啦啦(lalala)，啦啦啦(lalala)。

    OK, la la la, la la la.

  5. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)不是(bùshì)那首(nàshǒu)歌(gē)的(de)旋律(xuánlǜ)，这(zhè)是(shì)生日歌(shēngrìgē)。

    That is not that song's melody. That is the birthday song.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)段(duàn)旋(xuán)律(lǜ)的(de)演(yǎn)绎(yì)真(zhēn)是(shì)完(wán)美(měi)无(wú)瑕(xiá)。

The melody's execution was flawless.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by DJ_Saidez · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

很(hěn)多(duō)日(rì)本(běn)人(rén)都(dōu)知(zhī)道(dào)这(zhè)段(duàn)旋(xuán)律(lǜ)。

This melody is known to many Japanese.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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