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梆子

bāngzi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 watchman's clapper
  2. 2 wooden clappers (opera percussion)
  3. 3 bangzi opera

Examples

HSK 4
打更的人敲着梆子走过街口。
Dǎgēng de rén qiāo zhe bāngzi zǒuguò jiēkǒu.
The night watchman walked past the street corner, striking his clapper.
HSK 7-9
爷爷年轻时唱过梆子，嗓门特别亮。
Yéye niánqīng shí chàng guo bāngzi, sǎngmén tèbié liàng.
Grandpa sang bangzi opera when he was young, and he has a really ringing voice.

Tips

culture
Night watchmen once struck a hollow wooden 梆子 to call the hours (打更). In opera, two hardwood sticks of unequal length beat time, and they gave their name to a whole family of loud, high-pitched northern operas, 梆子腔: 河北梆子, 豫剧 (Henan opera) and 秦腔 all belong to it.

Stroke Order

梆 bāng
子 zǐ