竹笛

zhúdí
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 bamboo flute
  2. 2 dizi

Examples

HSK 4
Tā huì chuī zhúdí.
He can play the bamboo flute.
HSK 6
Zhè shǒu qǔzi yòng zhúdí chuī chūlai, tīng qǐlái tèbié qīngliàng.
Played on a bamboo flute, this tune sounds especially clear and bright.

Tips

usage
竹笛 is the Chinese side-blown bamboo flute, also called 笛子; you 吹 it. A thin membrane over an extra hole gives it its bright, buzzing tone. The Western concert flute is 长笛.

Stroke Order

竹 zhú
笛 dí