电颤琴

電顫琴

diànchànqín

noun

Measure Word

一架电颤琴 jià

Meanings

1 vibraphone (musical instrument)

Characters

to tremble / vibrate

stringed/keyboard instrument

Examples

他在爵士乐队里弹电颤琴。

Tā zài juéshì yuèduì lǐ tán diànchànqín.

He plays vibraphone in the jazz band.

电颤琴的音色柔和而梦幻。

Diànchànqín de yīnsè róuhé ér mènghuàn.

The vibraphone has a soft, dreamy tone.

Tips

memory

Literally 'electric trembling instrument' — the vibraphone uses electric motors to spin discs inside its tubes, producing the signature trembling vibrato. The name describes exactly what the instrument does.

Stroke Order

电 diàn

颤 chàn

琴 qín