Thành viên hợp xướng lấy hơi.

• thành viên = member
• hợp xướng = choir, choral singing, or chorus depending on context

So thành viên hợp xướng means choir member or member of the choir.

In Vietnamese, the main noun often comes first, and the word that describes or narrows it comes after.

So:

• thành viên = member
• thành viên hợp xướng = member related to a choir

This is a very common Vietnamese pattern. English often does the opposite: choir member. Vietnamese usually goes more like member choir.

Not necessarily. Vietnamese often makes noun-noun combinations without của.

So thành viên hợp xướng is a compact way to say choir member.

If you use của, the phrase becomes more explicitly possessive or relational, like member of the choir. That is possible in some contexts, but the shorter version is perfectly normal.

lấy hơi is a set expression meaning to take a breath, draw breath, or breathe in in preparation.

Word by word:

• lấy = take/get
• hơi = breath/air

But together, it should be understood as one expression, not translated too literally as take air.

It is especially common in contexts like:

• singing
• speaking
• acting
• reading aloud

Yes.

• lấy hơi = take a breath, often with the idea of preparing to sing or speak
• hít vào = inhale
• thở = breathe or sometimes exhale, depending on context

So in a choir context, lấy hơi is a very natural choice because it suggests the singers are taking a preparatory breath before singing.

By itself, it can be either, depending on context.

Vietnamese often does not mark singular vs. plural unless it needs to.

So this sentence could mean:

• the choir member takes a breath
• choir members take a breath

If you want to make it clearly singular, you could say một thành viên hợp xướng.
If you want to make it clearly plural, you could say các thành viên hợp xướng or những thành viên hợp xướng.

Vietnamese verbs do not change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So lấy hơi itself does not tell you whether it means:

• takes a breath
• is taking a breath
• took a breath
• will take a breath

The time is usually understood from context, or from extra time words such as:

• đã for past
• đang for ongoing action
• sẽ for future

Without those markers, the sentence is neutral and context decides the time.

It is a straightforward subject + verb phrase sentence:

• Thành viên hợp xướng = subject
• lấy hơi = verb phrase

So the structure is essentially:

Choir member(s) + take a breath

This is one of the most basic and common Vietnamese sentence patterns.

Yes. It is short, grammatical, and natural, especially in a context like describing a performance, rehearsal, or stage action.

Depending on context, Vietnamese speakers might also say things like:

• Các thành viên hợp xướng lấy hơi.
• Dàn hợp xướng lấy hơi.
• Ca sĩ hợp xướng lấy hơi.

But your original sentence is fine.

The tones are:

• Thành — huyền tone
• viên — ngang tone
• hợp — nặng tone
• xướng — sắc tone
• lấy — sắc tone
• hơi — ngang tone

So tone-wise, the sentence mixes falling, level, heavy, and rising tones.

A learner should pay special attention to:

• hợp because the nặng tone is short and heavy
• xướng and lấy because both use the sắc tone
• Thành because the huyền tone is lower and falling

If you are practicing pronunciation, it is best to listen to native audio, since tone quality matters as much as the consonants and vowels.