序曲
xù qǔ
Pinyin

Definition

序曲
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xù qǔ
  1. overture

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

单曲
dān qǔ
  1. 1 single (recording industry)
曲
Qū
  1. 1 surname Qu
歌曲
gē qǔ
  1. 1 song
交响曲
jiāo xiǎng qǔ
  1. 1 symphony
作曲
zuò qǔ
  1. 1 to compose (music)
作曲家
zuò qǔ jiā
  1. 1 composer
  2. 2 songwriter
催眠曲
cuī mián qǔ
  1. 1 lullaby
协奏曲
xié zòu qǔ
  1. 1 concerto
名曲
míng qǔ
  1. 1 famous song
  2. 2 well-known piece of music
圆舞曲
yuán wǔ qǔ
  1. 1 waltz
夜曲
yè qǔ
  1. 1 nocturne (music)
奏鸣曲
zòu míng qǔ
  1. 1 sonata
委曲
wěi qū
  1. 1 sinuous
  2. 2 devious
  3. 3 full details of a story
  4. 4 to stoop
小曲
xiǎo qǔ
  1. 1 popular song
  2. 2 folk tune
  3. 3 ballad
序
xù
  1. 1 order
  2. 2 sequence
  3. 3 preface
序幕
xù mù
  1. 1 prologue
序曲
xù qǔ
  1. 1 overture
弯曲
wān qū
  1. 1 to bend
  2. 2 to curve around
  3. 3 curved
  4. 4 crooked
  5. 5 to wind
  6. 6 to warp
循序渐进
xún xù jiàn jìn
  1. 1 in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
戏曲
xì qǔ
  1. 1 Chinese opera

Idioms (11)

井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
循序渐进
xún xù jiàn jìn
  1. 1 in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
  1. 1 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
  2. 2 pros and cons
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take preventive measures
曲终奏雅
qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
  1. 1 perfect finish (idiom)
曲肱而枕
qū gōng ér zhěn
  1. 1 lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. content with simple things
曲里拐弯
qū lǐ guǎi wān
  1. 1 winding and turning (idiom)
曲高和寡
qǔ gāo hè guǎ
  1. 1 difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
  2. 2 highbrow
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
  1. 1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
  2. 2 different methods leading to the same result
  3. 3 different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé
  1. 1 lit. windy and circuitous
  2. 2 difficult (idiom)
迂回曲折
yū huí qū zhé
  1. 1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
  2. 2 going around in circles

Sample Sentences

耳边响起的究竟是序曲或完结篇。
ěrbiān xiǎng qǐ de jiūjìng shì xùqǔ huò wánjiépiān 。
Is that ringing in my ears an overture or a finale?
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