嘻哈

xīhā
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 hip-hop

Examples

HSK 3
Tā tèbié xǐhuan tīng xīhā yīnyuè.
He really loves listening to hip-hop.
HSK 7-9
Kuānsōng de yīfu hé bàngqiúmào shì diǎnxíng de xīhā fēnggé.
Baggy clothes and a baseball cap are classic hip-hop style.

Tips

mistakes
嘻哈 is a sound loan of 'hip-hop', not laughter: giggling and joking around is 嘻嘻哈哈. The rap itself is usually called 说唱.

In Pop Culture

中国有嘻哈 Zhōngguó yǒu xīhā
The Rap of China
Online rap talent show (2017) that took Chinese hip-hop mainstream; renamed 中国新说唱 from 2018.

Stroke Order

嘻 xī
哈 hā