HSK 6 · Verbs

歌颂 gēsòng “to sing the praises of” in Chinese

Traditional 歌頌

What 歌颂 means

  1. to sing the praises of
  2. to extol
  3. to eulogise

How to say 歌颂

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale歌gē1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale颂sòng4th tone, falling

歌颂 in a sentence

  1. 这首诗歌颂了母亲的爱。

    Zhè shǒu shī gēsòng le mǔqīn de ài.

    This poem celebrates a mother’s love.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 很多歌曲都歌颂了家乡的美丽。

    Hěn duō gēqǔ dōu gēsòng le jiāxiāng de měilì.

    Many songs sing the praises of the beauty of home.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 歌颂 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 歌 (gē) with each of its parts in a different colour
歌gēsong
  • 哥elder brother · gēSound part
  • 欠yawn · qiànMeaning part

欠 hints at the meaning (yawn); 哥 (gē) hints at the sound. Compare it with gē.

The character 颂 (sòng) with each of its parts in a different colour
颂sòngode
  • 公fair · gōngSound part
  • 页page · xiéMeaning part

页 hints at the meaning (page); 公 (gōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with sòng.

How to write 歌颂

歌 14 strokes · 颂 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

歌颂 (gēsòng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 歌颂 (gēsòng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 歌颂

Words with 歌

歌gē · song唱歌chànggē · to sing

More words: Thinking & Talking

附和fùhè · to echo (someone’s views)告辞gàocí · to take leave告诫gàojiè · to warn各抒己见gèshūjǐjiàn · everyone voices their own opinion公认gōngrèn · generally recognised构思gòusī · to conceive (an idea or plot)鼓动gǔdòng · to stir up辜负gūfù · to let down

FAQs

歌颂 (gēsòng) means “to sing the praises of” or “to extol”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it gēsòng: gē with a 1st tone, then sòng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 歌颂 is written 歌頌. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gesong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 歌颂 from the suggestions. Typing gesong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
歌颂 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.