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琴 qín

Chinese lute or guitar, string instrument

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 4
Radical
王
Type
Ideograph
Made of 玨今 ⿱玨今

Memory hint: Two guitar strings 玨 suggest the meaning; 今 provides the pronunciation

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  1. 妹妹在弹钢琴。
    Mèimei zài tán gāngqín.
    My little sister is playing the piano.
    younger-sister at play piano
  2. 你会弹什么琴？
    Nǐ huì tán shénme qín?
    What kind of stringed instrument can you play?
    you can play what instrument
  3. 我们请她弹一首钢琴曲吧。
    Wǒmen qǐng tā tán yì shǒu gāngqín qǔ ba.
    Let's ask her to play a piano piece.
    we invite her play one (measure) piano tune (suggestion)
  4. 他没有学过弹钢琴。
    Tā méiyǒu xuéguo tán gāngqín.
    He has never learned to play the piano.
    he not-have learn-experience play piano
  5. 音乐课上，老师教我们弹钢琴。
    Yīnyuè kè shàng, lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen tán gāngqín.
    In music class, the teacher teaches us to play the piano.
    music class on, teacher teach us play piano

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