大管

dàguǎn

noun

Measure Word

一支大管 zhī

Meanings

1 bassoon
2 (also called 巴松)

Characters

Examples

大管是管弦乐队中的低音木管乐器。

Dàguǎn shì guǎnxián yuèduì zhōng de dīyīn mùguǎn yuèqì.

The bassoon is the bass woodwind instrument in an orchestra.

他从小学习大管。

Tā cóngxiǎo xuéxí dàguǎn.

He has been studying bassoon since childhood.

Tips

memory

Literally 'big pipe' — a fitting name for the orchestra's longest woodwind. The other common name 巴松 (bāsōng) is a transliteration of 'bassoon'.

Stroke Order

大 dà

管 guǎn