弹琴

彈琴

tánqín

verb #10,142

Meanings

1 to play a stringed instrument
2 to play the piano/guitar

Characters

to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck

stringed instrument; piano

Examples

HSK 2

谁在弹琴？声音真好听。

Shéi zài tánqín? Shēngyīn zhēn hǎotīng.

Who is playing? The sound is really beautiful.

HSK 3

她每天练习弹琴。

Tā měitiān liànxí tánqín.

She practices playing the piano every day.

Tips

usage

弹琴 is a general term for playing stringed/keyboard instruments. To be specific: 弹钢琴 (play piano), 弹吉他 (play guitar), 弹古筝 (play guzheng). Note: 弹 (tán) here means 'to pluck/play,' not 弹 (dàn) meaning 'bullet.'

Stroke Order

弹 dàn

琴 qín