电吉他

電吉他

diànjítā

noun

Measure Word

一把电吉他 bǎ

Meanings

1 electric guitar

Characters

(transliteration, 'gui-' in 吉他)

(transliteration, '-tar' in 吉他)

Examples

他弹电吉他已经十年了。

Tā tán diànjítā yǐjīng shínián le.

He has been playing electric guitar for ten years.

这把电吉他的音色很厚。

Zhè bǎ diànjítā de yīnsè hěn hòu.

This electric guitar has a very thick tone.

Tips

memory

电 = 'electric', 吉他 = jítā, a phonetic loan of English 'guitar'. The 吉他 transliteration is chosen purely for sound (吉 'auspicious' + 他 'he/him' — the meanings don't apply). Pair with 木吉他 'wooden [acoustic] guitar'.

Stroke Order

电 diàn

吉 jí

他 tā