曲子
qǔ​zi

tune

曲子 qǔ​zi
tune noun
a melody, piece of music, or song

这首曲子的旋律非常优美。

zhè shǒu qǔ​zi de xuán​lǜ fēi​cháng yōu​měi.

The melody of this piece is very beautiful.

lyric poem noun
a type of verse or poem intended for singing, specifically the 'qu' genre

他在路边随口哼唱起一支旋律优美的曲子。

tā zài lù​biān suí​kǒu hēng​chàng qǐ yī zhī xuán​lǜ yōu​měi de qǔ​zi.

He casually hummed a beautiful melody by the side of the road.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
12.4 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
4.14 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6

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Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)