Music in Mandarin

What would life be without music. We have put together a list of Mandarin vocabularies around the topic of music and art. For even more Mandarin vocabularies, take a look at our learning resources for Mandarin at the end of the page.

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Music in Mandarin
Music Instruments in Mandarin
Culture in Mandarin
Dancing in Mandarin

Music in Mandarin

English	Mandarin
music in Mandarin	音乐 (yīn yuè)
instrument in Mandarin	乐器 (yuè qì)
dance in Mandarin	舞蹈 (wǔ dǎo)
opera in Mandarin	歌剧 (gē jù)
orchestra in Mandarin	交响乐队 (jiāo xiǎng yuè duì)
concert in Mandarin	音乐会 (yīn yuè huì)
classical music in Mandarin	古典音乐 (gǔ diǎn yīn yuè)
pop in Mandarin	流行音乐 (liú xíng yīn yuè)
jazz in Mandarin	爵士乐 (jué shì yuè)
blues in Mandarin	蓝调 (lán diào)
punk in Mandarin	朋克 (péng kè)
rock in Mandarin	摇滚乐 (yáo gǔn yuè)
lyrics in Mandarin	歌词 (gē cí)
melody in Mandarin	旋律 (xuán lǜ)
symphony in Mandarin	交响乐 (jiāo xiǎng yuè)

Music Instruments in Mandarin

English	Mandarin
violin in Mandarin	小提琴 (xiǎo tí qín)
keyboard in Mandarin	键盘 (jiàn pán)
piano in Mandarin	钢琴 (gāng qín)
trumpet in Mandarin	小号 (xiǎo hào)
guitar in Mandarin	吉他 (jí tā)
flute in Mandarin	长笛 (cháng dí)
cello in Mandarin	大提琴 (dà tí qín)
saxophone in Mandarin	萨克斯管 (sà kè sī guǎn)
tuba in Mandarin	大号 (dà hào)
organ in Mandarin	管风琴 (guǎn fēng qín)

Culture in Mandarin

English	Mandarin
theatre in Mandarin	剧院 (jù yuàn)
stage in Mandarin	舞台 (wǔ tái)
audience in Mandarin	观众 (guān zhòng)
painting in Mandarin	油画 (yóu huà)
drawing in Mandarin	素描 (sù miáo)
brush in Mandarin	画笔 (huà bǐ)
cast in Mandarin	演员表 (yǎn yuán biǎo)
play in Mandarin	戏剧 (xì jù)
script in Mandarin	剧本 (jù běn)

Dancing in Mandarin

English	Mandarin
ballet in Mandarin	芭蕾舞 (bā lěi wǔ)
tango in Mandarin	探戈 (tàn gē)
waltz in Mandarin	华尔兹舞 (huá ěr zī wǔ)
salsa in Mandarin	莎莎舞 (shā shā wǔ)
samba in Mandarin	桑巴舞 (sāng bā wǔ)
rumba in Mandarin	伦巴 (lún bā)
Ballroom dance in Mandarin	舞厅舞 (wǔ tīng wǔ)
Latin dance in Mandarin	拉丁舞 (lā dīng wǔ)

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