qin musician; erhu accompanist
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a qin player; a musician who plays a stringed instrument (like erhu or jinghu) to accompany Chinese opera
Specifically refers to a professional instrumentalist in a traditional Chinese opera or folk music ensemble, often playing instruments like the erhu (二胡), jinghu (京胡), or other traditional Chinese stringed instruments classified as 'qin'.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
qín琴
shī师
wèi为
jīng京
jù剧
bàn伴
zòu奏
le了
sì四
shí十
nián年
。
This old qin musician has accompanied Peking opera for forty years.
Tā他
shì是
jù剧
tuán团
lǐ里
zuì最
hǎo好
de的
qín琴
shī师
，
hú胡
qín琴
lā拉
dé得
tè特
bié别
bàng棒
。
He is the best qin player in the troupe and plays the erhu exceptionally well.
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Yǎn演
chū出
qián前
，
qín琴
shī师
men们
dōu都
zài在
hòu后
tái台
rèn认
zhēn真
tiáo调
yīn音
。
Before the performance, the qin musicians were diligently tuning their instruments backstage.