管风琴 (guǎnfēngqín): pipe organ

Measure Word

一台管风琴 tái

Meanings

1 pipe organ
2 organ (musical instrument)

Characters

管

guǎn

pipe / tube / to manage

musical instrument (keyboard/string)

Examples

HSK 6

教堂里有一台古老的管风琴。

Jiàotáng lǐ yǒu yī tái gǔlǎo de guǎnfēngqín.

There is an ancient pipe organ in the church.

HSK 7-9

管风琴的声音庄严而宏大。

Guǎnfēngqín de shēngyīn zhuāngyán ér hóngdà.

The sound of the pipe organ is solemn and grand.

Tips

memory

管 means 'pipe/tube', 风 means 'wind', and 琴 means 'stringed instrument / keyboard'. A pipe organ is literally a wind-pipe keyboard instrument.

Stroke Order

管 guǎn

风 fēng

琴 qín

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