【Learn Chinese】Chinese Lesson: Music Vocabulary

Everyone likes to listen to music, right? One of the first questions you learn how to answer in Chinese is “what do you like to do in your free time?”. A common answer is 听音乐 (tīng yīn yuè).
But what if someone is asking you back what kind of music you like to hear?
 
你喜欢听什么样的音乐?(nǐ xǐ huan tīng shén me yàng de yīn yuè) – What kind of music do you like to listen to?
Here are some possible answers:
Acoustic music: 原声音乐 yuan shēng yīn yuè
Rock music: 摇滚音乐 yáo gǔn yuè
Hip hop music: 嘻哈音乐 xī hā yīn yuè
Rap music: 饶舌音乐 ráo shé yīn yuè
Electronic music: 电子音乐 diàn zǐ yīn yuè
Pop music: 流行音乐 liú xíng yīn yuè
 
Do you want more music vocabulary? Here you go:
Music: 音乐 yīnyuè
Melody: 旋律 xuánlǜ
Rhythm: 节奏 jiézòu
Harmony: 和声 hé shēng
Song: 歌 gē
Echo: 回声 huíshēng
Lyrics: 歌词 gēcí
Chord: 和弦héxián
Tempo: 节奏jiézòu
Chorus: 合唱héchàng
Octave: 八音度bāyīndù
Pitch: 音调yīndiào
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