Chinese word dictionary

说唱

shuō chàng · speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5]; (music) rapping

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Word information

Simplified说唱

Traditional說唱

Pinyinshuō chàng

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

说shuō

to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid

唱chàng

to sing, to chant, to call; ditty, song

How to learn 说唱

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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唱chàng

to sing; to call loudly; to chant

说shuō

to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine; variant of 說|说[shuo1]

说话shuōhuà

to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word

听说tīngshuō

to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking

说法shuōfǎ

to expound Buddhist teachings

说明shuōmíng

to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]