八重奏 bāchóngzòu octet Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 八 bā numeral eight eight; 8重奏 chóngzòu noun musical ensemble A musical performance by two or more instrumentalists, where each player plays a different part; such ensembles are categorized by the number of parts, such as a duet 二重奏 èrchóngzòu or trio 三重奏 sānchóngzòu