弹琴

彈琴

tánqín

verb #10,142

Meanings

1 to play a stringed instrument
2 to play the piano/guitar

Characters

to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck

stringed instrument; piano

Examples

她每天练习弹琴。

Tā měitiān liànxí tánqín.

She practices playing the piano every day.

谁在弹琴？声音真好听。

Shéi zài tánqín? Shēngyīn zhēn hǎotīng.

Who is playing? The sound is really beautiful.

Tips

usage

弹琴 is a general term for playing stringed/keyboard instruments. To be specific: 弹钢琴 (play piano), 弹吉他 (play guitar), 弹古筝 (play guzheng). Note: 弹 (tán) here means 'to pluck/play,' not 弹 (dàn) meaning 'bullet.'

Stroke Order

弹 dàn

琴 qín