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to sing
to sing a song
to sing
gramophone record
chorus
antiphon
speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5]
in duet
opera libretto
solfege
to sing loudly
pickup
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Quite a few people went to the concert.
Source: Tatoeba #13573868 · CC BY 2.0 FRI can hear somebody singing.
Source: Tatoeba #10790097 · CC BY 2.0 FRHis new record sells well.
Source: Tatoeba #506813 · CC BY 2.0 FRThey are not singing, they are flirting with each other.
Source: Tatoeba #899338 · CC BY 2.0 FRAre you going to sing here?
Source: Tatoeba #1878272 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.