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歌唱

gē chàng · ge chang

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Meaning

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  1. to sing
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A singing contest

  1. Dengdeng

    学校(xuéxiào)有(yǒu)歌唱(gēchàng)比赛(bǐsài)，你(nǐ)去(qù)吗(ma)？

    The school has a singing contest. Are you going?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)去(qù)，我(wǒ)不是(bùshì)歌唱家(gēchàngjiā)。

    I'm not going. I'm not a singer.

  3. Dengdeng

    歌唱(gēchàng)比赛(bǐsài)不是(bùshì)只有(zhǐyǒu)歌唱家(gēchàngjiā)才(cái)能(néng)参加(cānjiā)。

    You don't have to be a singer to join a singing contest.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)唱(chàng)什么(shénme)？

    Then what do I sing?

  5. Dengdeng

    唱(chàng)一(yī)首(shǒu)你(nǐ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)的(de)歌(gē)，歌唱(gēchàng)最(zuì)重要(zhòngyào)的(de)是(shì)开心(kāixīn)。

    Sing your favourite song. The most important thing in singing is to be happy.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)就(jiù)唱(chàng)生日快乐(shēngrìkuàilè)歌(gē)吧(ba)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)会(huì)唱(chàng)。

    OK, I'll sing the happy birthday song. Everyone knows it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)歌(gē)唱(chàng)得(de)比(bǐ)班(bān)上(shàng)任(rèn)何(hé)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)好(hǎo)。

She sings better than anybody else in her class.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)用(yòng)歌(gē)声(shēng)歌(gē)唱(chàng)美(měi)丽(lì)的(de)春(chūn)天(tiān)。

The children sing of the beautiful spring with their songs.

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