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吉他

jí tā · ji ta

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HSK 7–9Measure word: 把 bǎ

Meaning

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  1. guitar (loanword)
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In a conversation

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The neighbor upstairs

  1. Liangliang

    谁(shéi)在(zài)弹(tán)吉他(jítā)？

    Who is playing the guitar?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)楼上(lóushàng)的(de)邻居(línjū)，每(měi)晚(wǎn)都(dōu)弹(tán)。

    The neighbor upstairs. Every night.

  3. Liangliang

    他(tā)弹(tán)得(de)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    Does he play well?

  4. Dengdeng

    吉他(jítā)声(shēng)挺(tǐng)好听(hǎotīng)，就是(jiùshì)只(zhǐ)会(huì)弹(tán)一首(yīshǒu)。

    The guitar sounds nice, but he knows only one song.

  5. Liangliang

    没(méi)关系(guānxi)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)会(huì)唱(chàng)了(le)。

    No problem. I can already sing it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)用(yòng)一(yì)台(tái)照(zhào)相(xiàng)机(jī)交(jiāo)换(huàn)一(yì)把(bǎ)吉(jí)他(tā)。

I swapped a camera for a guitar.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)爱(ài)好(hào)是(shì)开(kāi)车(chē)和(hé)弹(tán)吉(jí)他(tā)。

My hobbies are driving and playing the guitar.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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