plucked string instrument; Chinese lute
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Meanings
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a plucked string instrument resembling a pipa but smaller, with a wooden body and four strings
A traditional Chinese folk instrument, typically played with a plectrum. It is higher-pitched and brighter in tone than the pipa.
Liǔ柳
qín琴
shì是
mín民
zú族
yuè乐
qì器
zhōng中
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
。
The liuqin is one type of traditional Chinese folk instrument.
Tā她
shàn擅
cháng长
yǎn演
zòu奏
liǔ柳
qín琴
。
She is good at playing the liuqin.
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Liǔ柳
qín琴
de的
shēng声
yīn音
bǐ比
pí琵
pá琶
gèng更
qīng清
cuì脆
。
The liuqin sounds crisper and brighter than the pipa.
Zhè这
bǎ把
liǔ柳
qín琴
yǒu有
sì四
gēn根
xián弦
。
This liuqin has four strings.