dí
笛子
flute; whistle; reed
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Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesnoun
Chinese transverse flute (dizi)
Typically refers to the traditional Chinese bamboo flute with a membrane hole.
Tā他
yòng用
dí笛
zi子
chuī吹
zòu奏
le了
yī一
shǒu首
yōu优
měi美
de的
qǔ曲
zi子
。
He played a beautiful tune on the dizi.
Zhè这
zhī支
zhú竹
zi子
zuò做
de的
dí笛
zi子
shēng声
yīn音
hěn很
qīng清
cuì脆
。
This bamboo flute has a very crisp sound.
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Tā她
zhèng正
zài在
xué学
xí习
chuī吹
dí笛
。
She is learning to play the flute.
noun
whistle; sharp-sounding wind instrument
Refers to whistles, such as a police whistle or referee's whistle.
Cái裁
pàn判
chuī吹
xiǎng响
le了
shào哨
dí笛
。
The referee blew the whistle.
Jǐng警
dí笛
shēng声
cóng从
yuǎn远
chù处
chuán传
lái来
。
The sound of a police siren came from the distance.
noun
reed (in wind instruments)
technicalSpecifically refers to the vibrating reed in instruments like the suona or harmonica.
Suǒ唢
nà呐
de的
dí笛
zi子
huài坏
le了
，
xū需
yào要
gēng更
huàn换
。
The reed of the suona is broken and needs to be replaced.
Zhè这
gè个
yuè乐
qì器
yòng用
de的
shì是
shuāng双
huáng簧
dí笛
。
This instrument uses a double reed.