Music Instruments in Mandarin Chinese

A list of 30 common words and phrases related to music instruments in Mandarin Chinese with English translation and examples.

31 words in this list

乐器 (yue4 qi4) → musical instrument

🗣️ 我会弹奏吉他和其他乐器。 (I can play guitar and other musical instruments.)

小提琴 (xiao3 ti2 qin2) → violin

🗣️ 她在学习如何演奏小提琴。 (She is learning how to play the violin.)

电吉他 (dian4 ji2 ta1) → electric guitar

🗣️ 他喜欢用电吉他演奏摇滚乐。 (He likes playing rock music with an electric guitar.)

木琴 (mu4 qin2) → xylophone

🗣️ 孩子们喜欢敲木琴。 (Children like playing the xylophone.)

小号 (xiao3 hao4) → trumpet

🗣️ 他喜欢吹小号。 (He likes playing the trumpet.)

竖琴 (shu4 qin2) → harp

🗣️ 那位女孩弹得一手好竖琴。 (That girl plays the harp very well.)

鼓 (gu3) → drum

🗣️ 他会打鼓。 (He can play the drums.)

琵琶 (pi2 pa2) → pipa (Chinese lute)

🗣️ 他喜欢弹琵琶。 (He likes playing the pipa.)

大提琴 (da4 ti2 qin2) → cello

🗣️ 她是一位大提琴手。 (She is a cellist.)

手风琴 (shou3 feng1 qin2) → accordion

🗣️ 他喜欢弹手风琴。 (He likes playing the accordion.)

吉他 (ji2 ta1) → guitar

🗣️ 他在学习如何弹吉他。 (He is learning how to play the guitar.)

古筝 (gu3 zheng1) → guzheng (Chinese zither)

🗣️ 她在学习弹古筝。 (She is learning how to play the guzheng.)

笛子 (di2 zi5) → di (Chinese flute)

🗣️ 她在学习吹笛子。 (She is learning how to play the Chinese flute.)

三角铁 (san1 jiao3 tie3) → triangle

🗣️ 请你敲一下三角铁。 (Please strike the triangle.)

演奏 (yan3 zou4) → play (an instrument)

🗣️ 他喜欢演奏各种乐器。 (He likes playing all kinds of musical instruments.)

钢琴 (gang1 qin2) → piano

🗣️ 我姐姐是一位钢琴家。 (My sister is a pianist.)

萨克斯管 (sa4 ke4 si1 guan3) → saxophone

🗣️ 他喜欢吹萨克斯管。 (He likes playing the saxophone.)

二胡 (er4 hu2) → erhu (Chinese two-stringed fiddle)

🗣️ 我爸爸会弹二胡。 (My dad can play the erhu.)

定音鼓 (ding4 yin1 gu3) → tuned drum

🗣️ 他会演奏定音鼓。 (He can play the tuned drum.)

低音提琴 (di1 yin1 ti2 qin2) → double bass

🗣️ 他是一位低音提琴手。 (He is a double bass player.)

吹奏 (chui1 zou4) → play (a wind instrument)

🗣️ 他喜欢吹奏萨克斯管。 (He likes playing the saxophone.)

吉他手 (ji2 ta1 shou3) → guitarist

🗣️ 他是一位吉他手。 (He is a guitarist.)

管弦乐队 (guan3 xian2 yue4 dui4) → orchestra

🗣️ 那个管弦乐队演奏得很好。 (That orchestra plays very well.)

长笛 (chang2 di2) → flute

🗣️ 我妹妹会吹长笛。 (My younger sister can play the flute.)

贝斯 (bei4 si1) → bass

🗣️ 他是一位贝斯手。 (He is a bass player.)

口琴 (kou3 qin2) → harmonica

🗣️ 我会吹口琴。 (I can play the harmonica.)

管风琴 (guan3 feng1 qin2) → organ

🗣️ 教堂里有一架管风琴。 (There is an organ in the church.)

弹奏 (tan2 zou4) → play (a stringed instrument)

🗣️ 她在弹奏古筝。 (She is playing the guzheng.)

鼓手 (gu3 shou3) → drummer

🗣️ 他是一位鼓手。 (He is a drummer.)

敲打 (qiao1 da3) → strike, hit

🗣️ 请你敲打一下木琴。 (Please strike the xylophone.)

小号手 (xiao3 hao4 shou3) → trumpeter

🗣️ 他是一位小号手。 (He is a trumpeter.)

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