中提琴

zhōngtíqín

noun #20,558

Measure Word

一把中提琴 bǎ

Meanings

1 viola
2 the stringed instrument between the violin and cello in pitch

Characters

to lift / to carry (here: bowing)

stringed instrument

Examples

她从小就开始学习中提琴。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù kāishǐ xuéxí zhōngtíqín.

She started learning the viola from a young age.

中提琴的音色比小提琴更低沉。

Zhōngtíqín de yīnsè bǐ xiǎotíqín gèng dīchén.

The viola has a deeper, warmer tone than the violin.

Tips

memory

Break it down: 中 (middle) + 提琴 (string instrument). The viola is literally the 'middle string instrument' — sitting between the 小提琴 (violin, small) and 大提琴 (cello, large).

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

提 tí

琴 qín