No. 577 in Chinese
歌
"Song" or "to sing."
In a sentence
我喜欢听歌曲。
I like listening to songs.
Here, "歌" is used as part of the word "歌曲", indicating songs in general.
他唱了一首动听的歌。
He sang a beautiful song.
In this instance, "歌" represents a single song being sung.
我们一起写了一首歌。
We wrote a song together.
Here, "歌" is used to refer to a composed piece of music or lyrics.
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