歌词 gēcí song lyric
song lyric; lyrics
How to remember 歌词: 歌 song + 词 word = song lyric.
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How it is used
- The lyrics of a song - 这首歌的歌词很美 (zhè shǒu gē de gēcí hěn měi) this song's lyrics are beautiful.
- 词 here = the words/text; contrast 曲 (qǔ, the melody/tune). 作词 (zuòcí) is writing lyrics, 作曲 (zuòqǔ) composing music.
- Treated as a mass noun; you talk about 歌词 as a whole, not counted individually.