调 調 diào to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody syn 球场 球場 qiú chǎng stadium / sports ground / court / pitch / field / golf course / CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4] 低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 场地 場地 chǎng dì space / site / place / sports pitch syn 配乐 配樂 pèi yuè to create music for a movie or stage production / to dub music onto a soundtrack / incidental music / soundtrack music 高音 gāo yīn high pitch / soprano / treble 漆黑 qī hēi pitch-black syn 插曲 chā qǔ music played during a movie, play etc / incidental music / music played in a theatrical interlude / (fig.) incident / episode 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 扎营 紮營 zhā yíng to camp / to pitch camp / stationed / quartered / Taiwan pr. [zha2 ying2] syn 沥青 瀝青 lì qīng asphalt / bitumen / pitch syn 柏油 bǎi yóu asphalt / tar / pitch syn 乐坛 樂壇 yuè tán music circles / music world 音高 yīn gāo pitch (music) / tone 歌坛 歌壇 gē tán singing stage / music business (esp. pop music) 昏天黑地 hūn tiān hēi dì lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom) / fig. pitch dark / to black out / disorderly / troubled times syn 黑沉沉 hēi chēn chēn pitch-black syn 安营 安營 ān yíng to pitch camp / to camp 抑扬 抑揚 yì yáng modulation (rising and falling pitch) / intonation / a cadence / to rise and fall (of a body floating in water) syn 诉求 訴求 sù qiú to demand / to call for / to petition / demand / wish / request / to promote one's brand / to appeal to (consumers) / (marketing) message / pitch 乡村音乐 鄉村音樂 xiāng cūn yīn yuè country music (country & western music genre) 俯仰 fǔ yǎng lowering and raising of the head / (fig.) small move / pitch (position angle) 国乐 國樂 guó yuè national music / Chinese traditional music 黑灯瞎火 黑燈瞎火 hēi dēng xiā huǒ pitch dark syn 漆黑一团 漆黑一團 qī hēi yī tuán pitch-black / (fig.) to be completely in the dark syn 谱 譜 pǔ chart / list / table / register / score (music) / spectrum (physics) / to set to music syn 吕 呂 lǚ pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system 胡乐 胡樂 hú yuè Hu music / central Asian music (e.g. as appreciated by Tang literati) 黑黢黢 hēi qū qū pitch-black / pitch-dark syn 黑咕隆咚 hēi gu lōng dōng pitch-black / pitch-dark syn 一团漆黑 一團漆黑 yī tuán qī hēi pitch-dark / (fig.) completely in the dark / totally ignorant of / (fig.) grim / beyond salvation syn 螺距 luó jù pitch of spiral / pitch of screw 音乐 音樂 yīn yuè music / CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4] syn 速度 sù dù speed / rate / velocity / (music) tempo / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 摇滚 搖滾 yáo gǔn rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off 打击 打擊 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music) syn 唱片 chàng piàn gramophone record / LP / music CD / musical album / CL:張|张[zhang1] 专辑 專輯 zhuān jí album / record (music) / special collection of printed or broadcast material syn 大众 大眾 dà zhòng the masses / the great bulk of the population / popular (of music, science etc) syn 布鲁斯 布魯斯 bù lǔ sī blues (music) (loanword) 品味 pǐn wèi to sample / to taste / to appreciate / one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc) / good taste syn 咪咪 mī mī oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc / (onom.) meow / kitty kitty! / Mimi (Western name) / tits (i.e. slang for breasts) syn 说唱 說唱 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 摇滚乐 搖滾樂 yáo gǔn yuè rock music / rock 'n roll 曲目 qǔ mù repertoire / program / song / piece of music syn 音符 yīn fú (music) note / phonetic component of a Chinese character / phonetic symbol / phonogram 舞曲 wǔ qǔ dance music 力度 lì dù strength / vigor / efforts / (music) dynamics 回音 huí yīn echo / reply / turn (ornament in music) syn 作曲 zuò qǔ to compose (music) syn 节拍 節拍 jié pāi beat (music) / meter syn 同音 tóng yīn (music) unison / (linguistics) homophonous / homonymic 饶舌 饒舌 ráo shé talkative / to blather / to shoot one's mouth off / rap (genre of music) syn 拍子 pāi zi beat (music) / paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc) / racket (sports) syn 乐谱 樂譜 yuè pǔ a musical score / sheet music 声乐 聲樂 shēng yuè vocal music 音乐节 音樂節 yīn yuè jié music festival 小调 小調 xiǎo diào xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre / minor key (in music) syn 音域 yīn yù vocal range / register (music) 和声 和聲 hé shēng harmony (music) 小节 小節 xiǎo jié a minor matter / trivia / bar (music) syn 波音 bō yīn mordent (music) 和弦 hé xián chord (music) 婉转 婉轉 wǎn zhuǎn (voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful syn 大调 大調 dà diào major key (in music) 过门 過門 guò mén to pass through a doorway / (of a woman) to marry / orchestral music interlude in an opera syn 管弦乐 管弦樂 guǎn xián yuè orchestral music 名曲 míng qǔ famous song / well-known piece of music 弦乐 弦樂 xián yuè string music 乐迷 樂迷 yuè mí music fan 奏乐 奏樂 zòu yuè to perform music / to play a tune syn 主旋律 zhǔ xuán lǜ (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view syn 夜曲 yè qǔ nocturne (music) 唱腔 chàng qiāng vocal music (in opera) / aria syn 指挥家 指揮家 zhǐ huī jiā (music) conductor 图谱 圖譜 tú pǔ archive of graphics (e.g. maps, documents or botanical figures) / atlas / collection of illustrations or sheet music 谱写 譜寫 pǔ xiě to compose (a piece of music) / (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride) syn 荣登 榮登 róng dēng (of a list, music chart etc) to reach the top 指法 zhǐ fǎ (music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method 声部 聲部 shēng bù part (in multipart instrumental or choral music), such as the soprano part or bass part 一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail syn 铜管 銅管 tóng guǎn brass instrument (music) 簧片 huáng piàn reed (music) syn 变调 變調 biàn diào tone sandhi / modified tone / (music) to change key / modulation syn 协和 協和 xié hé to harmonize / harmony / cooperation / (music) consonant syn 朋克 péng kè punk (music style) (loanword) 群雄 qún xióng outstanding heroes / warlords vying for supremacy (in former times) / stars (of sports or pop music) syn 合奏 hé zòu to perform music (as an ensemble) 巨匠 jù jiàng great master (of literature, music etc) syn 听写 聽寫 tīng xiě (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise) / dictation / (music) to transcribe by ear 仙乐 仙樂 xiān yuè heavenly music 幽雅 yōu yǎ serene and elegant (of a place) / ethereal (of music) syn 轻音乐 輕音樂 qīng yīn yuè light music 谱曲 譜曲 pǔ qǔ to compose a piece of music syn 凝重 níng zhòng dignified / grave (expression) / imposing (attitude) / heavy (atmosphere) / (music etc) deep and resounding syn 组曲 組曲 zǔ qǔ suite (music) 音律 yīn lǜ tuning / temperament / music syn 民乐 民樂 mín yuè folk music, esp. for traditional instruments syn 电子琴 電子琴 diàn zǐ qín electronic keyboard (music) 