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小提琴

xiǎo tí qín · xiao ti qin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. fiddle
  2. violin
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The street violin

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，谁(shéi)在(zài)拉(lā)小提琴(xiǎotíqín)？

    Listen, who is playing the violin?

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)那个(nàge)女孩(nǚhái)，她(tā)拉(lā)得(de)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

    It is that girl. She plays very well.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)会(huì)拉(lā)小提琴(xiǎotíqín)吗(ma)？

    Can you play the violin?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)学过(xuéguò)一年(yīnián)小提琴(xiǎotíqín)，只(zhǐ)会(huì)拉(lā)两个(liǎnggè)音(yīn)。

    I studied the violin for a year and can only play two notes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

爱(ài)因(yīn)斯(sī)坦(tǎn)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)拉(lā)小(xiǎo)提(tí)琴(qín)。

Einstein loved playing the violin.

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

02

她(tā)小(xiǎo)提(tí)琴(qín)演(yǎn)奏(zòu)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)好(hǎo)。

She plays the violin very well.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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