Karaoke (卡拉OK) was developed in Asia and is now popular throughout the world. If you visit a Karaoke bar in a Mandarin Chinese-speaking country, you will probably be asked to chàng gē – sing songs.
Chàng gē has two characters. The first, 唱 chàng, means “to sing,” or “to call loudly.” The second character, 歌 gē, simply means “song.”
As with all Mandarin nouns, there is no difference between singular and plural,” so chàng gē can mean “sing a song,” or “sing songs.”
Examples of Chàng Gē
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Tā bù huì chàng gē.
她不會唱歌｡
她不会唱歌｡
She doesn’t know how to sing.
Wǒmen hěn xǐhuan qù kǎlā OK chàng gē.
我們很喜歡去卡拉OK唱歌｡
我们很喜欢去卡拉OK唱歌｡
We love going to the karaoke bar to sing songs.
