to sing a song

poem; CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4]

variant of 谷歌[Gu3 ge1]

love song

carol

national anthem

oldie (song)

hymn

to sing loudly; to lift one's voice in song

nursery rhyme

karaoke (slang)

military song

triumphal hymn; victory song; paean

chorus; refrain

waka (style of Japanese poetry)

mournful song; dirge; elegy

rammers' work chant

answering phrase of duet; to sing antiphonal answer

folk song; mountain song

to sing to a string accompaniment; education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)

love song

to sing with solemn fervor; sad, stirring song; elegy; dirge; threnody

battle song

a dirge; an elegy

morning chorus (birdsong)

Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝; Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣|淇县, Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁, Henan

school song

folk song; CL:支[zhi1],首[shou3]

enka (Japanese genre of sentimental ballads)

to request a song to be played; to pick a karaoke song

shepherd's song; pastoral

ballad

(sad) farewell song

Yangge, a popular rural folk dance

music and song (formal writing)

Chinese communist or revolutionary song

Acura (Honda car model)

(literary) to celebrate in song; to eulogize

to sing and dance; general term for a round dance

renga

part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经; a song; a poem set to elegant music; a refined chant; the biblical Song of Solomon

(music) lead single; the main song promoted from an album

theme song

bubblegum pop song; cover song

The Internationale

(Tw) ballad (loanword); mainstream song

Chen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director

lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can