Definition
乐章 primarily refers to a movement of a symphony, sonata, or other multi-movement musical work. It can also be used in literary contexts to mean 'poem' or 'verse', though this sense is less common in modern Chinese and often appears in classical or figurative language.
n.
(music) movement (of a symphony, sonata, etc.)(literary) poemverse
Examples
- 乐章。Zhè shǒu jiāoxiǎngqǔ de dì sān yuè zhāng zuì wéi dòngrén.The third movement of this symphony is the most moving.
- 《》乐章。Tā yòng gāngqín tánzòu le Bèiduōfēn "Yuèguāng" de dì yī yuè zhāng.He played the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata on the piano.
- 乐章，乐章。Zhè shǒu shī fēn wéi sān ge yuè zhāng, měi yuè zhāng dōu yā yùn.This poem is divided into three stanzas, each rhyming.
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