1. What does 哀歌 mean in English?

哀歌 (Chinese PinYin: āi gē) often means to sing sadly or mournfully, or a sad song in Chinese. It is a mandarin Chinese noun or verb. It is a polysemous word, it can also mean (1) elegy, a poem of serious reflection, especially a lament for the dead; (2) a poem written in elegiac couplets; (3) a poem written by Percy Bysshe Shelley; (4) a poem by Jan Kochanowski; (5) a Japanese song; (6) a book written by Zhong Xiaoyang; (7) elegiac couplets, a pair of lines consisting of a dactylic hexameter and a pentameter. It is often used in formal conversations to describe a sad song or mournful singing.

Literally: 哀(sad) + 歌(song, singing)

2. How to pronounce 哀歌 ?

Chinese Pinyin: [āi gē]

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3. Synonyms And Antonyms of 哀歌

Synonyms: 悲歌, 挽歌

Antonyms: 欢歌

4. What are the fixed expression, collocations and idioms that contains 哀歌

Fixed expression: 独弦哀歌 (meaning to fish for fame and compliments)

Collocations: 独自哀歌 (sing a sad song alone)

Idioms: (None)

5. How to use 哀歌 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences containing 哀歌.

5.1 他们为空难的遇难者哀歌

Translation: They sang mournfully for the plane crash victims.

5.2 这诗篇是一篇哀歌诗篇

Translation: This is a poem written in elegiac couplets.

5.3 这是一首简单的哀歌.

Translation: This is a simple lament.

5.4 明天，他将背诵这首哀歌。

Translation: He will recite this lamentation tomorrow.

5.5 很多年过去了, 他们的爱情终究还是成为伤心的的哀歌.

Translation: Many years have passed, their love story finally turned into a sad song.

5.6 饥荒带来悲剧, 死亡和哀歌。

Translation: Famine brings about tragedy, death and lament.

5.7 他为遇难者唱一首哀歌，那首歌安静而又悲伤

Translation: He sang sadly for the victims, the song is peaceful and sad.

5.8 得知战败的消息, 人们开始唱着哀歌,

Translation: People start to sing sadly when they learn about the news of the defeat.

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