唱片
HSK 4 (2021)
唱片 (chàngpiàn) · record
唱片 (chàngpiàn) means “record; music album”. It is written with 2 characters: 唱 (to sing) + 片 (slice). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 唱片 is built
The characters
唱 chàng · to sing
What 唱 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 昌chāng — sunlight
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 昌 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
片 piàn · slice
What 片 is made of
片 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.
Origin hint: Half of a tree trunk; compare 爿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我爸爸有很多老唱片。Wǒ bàba yǒu hěn duō lǎo chàngpiàn.My dad has a lot of old records.
这张唱片是哪年出的？Zhè zhāng chàngpiàn shì nǎ nián chū de?What year did this record come out?
Questions about 唱片
What does 唱片 mean?
唱片 (chàngpiàn) means “record; music album”.
How do you pronounce 唱片?
唱片 is pronounced chàngpiàn.
Which HSK level is 唱片?
唱片 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 唱歌chànggēto sing
- 演唱yǎnchàngto sing (on stage)
- 演唱会yǎnchànghuìconcert
- 唱chàngto sing
- 图片túpiànpicture
- 药片yàopiànpill
- 影片yǐngpiànfilm
- 照片zhàopiànphoto
- 动画片dònghuàpiàncartoon
- 名片míngpiànbusiness card
Learn 唱片 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.