Chinese Music Unit

中国

Zhōngguó (China)

器乐

qìyuè (instrumental music)

乐器

yuèqì (musical instrument)

本身

běnshēn (itself / in itself)

声音

shēngyīn (sound / voice)

不同

bùtóng (different / difference)

音色

yīnsè (timbre / tone color)

感受

gǎnshòu (to feel / experience)

古琴

gǔqín (guqin, seven-stringed zither)

古老

gǔlǎo (ancient / age-old)

弹拨乐器

tánbō yuèqì (plucked string instrument)

琵琶

pípa (pipa, Chinese lute)

二胡

èrhú (erhu, two-stringed bowed instrument)

弦

xián (string of an instrument)

笛子

dízi (bamboo flute)

唢呐

suǒnà (suona, double-reed horn)

演奏者

yǎnzòuzhě (performer / musician)

演奏

yǎnzòu (to perform / to play an instrument)

弹琴

tán qín (to play a stringed instrument)

婚礼

hūnlǐ (wedding)

节庆

jiéqìng (festival / celebration)

安静

ānjìng (quiet / peaceful)

悠远

yōuyuǎn (distant / long-standing)

自然

zìrán (nature / natural)

思考

sīkǎo (to ponder / to reflect)

内心

nèixīn (inner heart / inside)

平静

píngjìng (calm / tranquil)

清亮

qīngliàng (clear and bright)

热闹

rènao (lively / bustling)

紧张

jǐnzhāng (nervous / tense)

接近

jiējìn (to approach / close to)

人声

rénshēng (human voice)

柔和

róuhé (gentle / soft)

伤感

shānggǎn (sentimental / sorrowful)

明亮

míngliàng (bright / clear)

轻快

qīngkuài (brisk / lighthearted)

高亢

gāokàng (high-pitched / resonant)

兴奋

xīngfèn (excited / excitement)

重视

zhòngshì (to attach importance to / to value)

带给

dàigěi (to bring to / to provide)

听众

tīngzhòng (audience / listeners)

列入

lièrù (to include on a list / to enroll)

人类

rénlèi (humanity / mankind)

非物质文化遗产

fēi wùzhì wénhuà yíchǎn (intangible cultural heritage)

不只是

bù zhǐ shì (not only / not merely)

文人

wénrén (literati / scholar)

关系

guānxì (relationship / connection)

一边……一边……

yìbiān…yìbiān… (doing … while doing … / simultaneously)

所以

suǒyǐ (therefore / so)

说法

shuōfǎ (saying / way of saying)

意思

yìsi (meaning / idea)

提醒

tíxǐng (to remind / to warn)

自律

zìlǜ (self-discipline)

表现

biǎoxiàn (to show / expression / manifestation)

出现

chūxiàn (to appear / to arise)

学习

xuéxí (to study / to learn)

比较

bǐjiào (to compare / relatively)

观察

guānchá (to observe / observation)

手指

shǒuzhǐ (finger)

呼吸

hūxī (to breathe / respiration)

动作

dòngzuò (movement / action)

理解

lǐjiě (to understand / comprehension)

表达

biǎodá (to express / expression)

之一

zhī yī (one of …)

还

hái (also / still / yet)

很多

hěn duō (many / a lot of)

喜欢

xǐhuan (to like / to enjoy)

读书

dúshū (to read / to study)

左琴右书

zuǒ qín yòu shū (zither on the left, books on the right - scholar's ideal life)

古人

gǔrén (the ancients / people of old)

琴者，禁也

qín zhě, jìn yě ("The zither means restraint" - playing guqin fosters moral discipline)

不大

bú dà (not big / not particularly)

让

ràng (to let / to make / to allow)

这些

zhèxiē (these)

它们

tāmen (they / them [non-human])

时

shí (time / when)

也

yě (also / too)

怎样

zěnyàng (how / in what way)

新衣服

xīn yīfú (new clothes)

贵

guì (expensive)

运动鞋

yùn dòng xié (sports shoes)

帮忙

bāng máng (to help)

骂

mà (to scold)

回答

huí dá (to answer)

放

fàng (to release)

找到了

zhao dao le found it

书桌

desk - shuzhuo

沙发

sofa - shafa

下课

after class

七点钟

qi dian zhong - 7 0 clock

床

chuang - book

跟

with - gen

太好了

thats great - tai hao le

快一点

kuai yi dian - hurry up

高兴

gao xing - happy

生气

angry - sheng qi

难过

sad - nan guo

颜色

color - yan se

黄色

huangse - yellow

新

xin - new