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2.

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3.

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4.

How to Use 曲

Music and performance

Words referring to songs, tunes, or musical/performance works.

曲子 • qǔ zi • tune; melody • HSK 6

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 曲

戏曲 • xì qǔ • Chinese opera

HSK 3.0 · L6

xì戏

qǔ

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

kàn看

chuán传

tǒng统

xì

Information

Pinyinqǔ

Meaningbent, curved; or a song, tune

Strokes6

Radical曰

Traditional麯

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#1291

Zhuyinㄑㄩˇ

UnicodeU+66F2

CangjieTW

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qǔ曲

zi子

tune; melody

歌曲 • gē qǔ • song • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

gē歌

qǔ曲

song

乐曲 • yuè qǔ • musical composition • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

yuè乐

qǔ曲

musical composition

Bend, twist, or curve

Words describing something not straight, or the action of making something not straight.

曲折 • qū zhé • circuitous; intricate; tortuous • HSK 6

HSK 6

qū曲

zhé折

circuitous; intricate; tortuous

弯曲 • wān qū • curved; bent • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

wān弯

qū曲

curved; bent

曲线 • qū xiàn • Curve / arc • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qū曲

xiàn线

Curve / arc

曲

Chinese opera

歪曲 • wāi qū • distort; misrepresent; twist

HSK 6

wāi歪

qū曲

distort; misrepresent; twist

扭曲 • niǔ qū • Distort / Twist

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

niǔ扭

qū曲

Distort / Twist

插曲 • chā qǔ • Interlude

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chā插

qǔ曲

Interlude

曲艺 • qǔ yì • Chinese folk art forms

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qǔ曲

yì艺

Chinese folk art forms

主题曲 • zhǔ tí qǔ • theme song

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhǔ主

tí题

qǔ曲

theme song

戏

qǔ曲

。

He enjoys watching traditional opera.

yé爷

yé爷

xǐ喜

huān欢

tīng听

qǔ曲

yì艺

。

Grandpa enjoys listening to folk art performances.

zhè这

tiáo条

lù路

shì是

wān弯

qū曲

de的

。

This road is curved.

zhè这

tiáo条

lù路

de的

qū曲

xiàn线

hěn很

piào漂

liàng亮

。

The curve of this road is very beautiful.

Zhè这

shǒu首

gē歌

de的

qǔ曲

diào调

hěn很

yōu优

měi美

。

The melody of this song is very beautiful.

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泡pàoto soak, bubble, or foam
喷pēnto spurt, gush, or spray out
捧pěnghold or carry in both hands; boost; exalt
披pīto drape over one's shoulders; to wrap around; unroll
皮pískin, hide, leather, outer covering
飘piāowave to and fro; float; flutter

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "qu".

阒ququiet; still; silent
岖qūmountainous, rugged terrain
趣qùto hurry; to urge; to hasten
屈qūto bend, to submit, or to be wronged
区qūarea, region, district
娶qǔmarry [a woman]

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Characters with radical "曰".

曳yètrail, tow, drag, pull
曹cáoministry officials; surname
替tìto substitute, replace, or take the place of
曾céngonce, already, formerly
最zuìmost
更gèngeven more

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