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歌

gē · ge

Traditional 謌

HSK 1Measure words: 支 zhī, 首 shǒu

Meaning

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gē 歌

  1. song
  2. to sing

gē 謌

  1. variant of 歌 (gē)
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The song I know

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)哪(nǎ)首(shǒu)歌(gē)？

    Which song do you like best?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)这(zhè)首(shǒu)歌(gē)，每天(měitiān)都(dōu)听(tīng)。

    I like this song best. I listen to it every day.

  3. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)歌(gē)？

    What song is it?

  4. Dengdeng

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)会(huì)唱(chàng)“啦啦啦(lalala)”。

    I do not know. I can only sing "la la la".

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)是(shì)同一(tóngyī)首(shǒu)歌(gē)？

    Then how do you know it is the same song?

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)每次(měicì)都(dōu)唱(chàng)得(de)一样(yīyàng)。

    Because I sing it the same way every time.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)唱(chàng)悲(bēi)伤(shāng)的(de)歌(gē)。

She doesn't like to sing sad songs.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)首(shǒu)歌(gē)的(de)旋(xuán)律(lǜ)很(hěn)优(yōu)美(měi)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)。

The melody of this song is beautiful; I like it very much.

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