洞箫

洞簫

dòngxiāo

noun

Measure Word

一支洞箫 zhī

Meanings

1 dongxiao (end-blown vertical bamboo flute)

Characters

xiao (vertical flute)

Examples

HSK 7-9

他用洞箫吹了一曲《阳关三叠》。

Tā yòng dòngxiāo chuī le yì qǔ 《 Yángguān Sāndié 》.

He played the piece 'Three Variations on Yang Pass' on the dongxiao.

HSK 7-9

洞箫的声音比笛子低沉。

Dòngxiāo de shēngyīn bǐ dízi dīchén.

The dongxiao has a deeper sound than the dizi.

Tips

memory

The name 洞 ('hole/cavity') highlights the open-ended construction - the bottom end is left unsealed - that distinguishes the dongxiao from its closed-end cousins. Vertically blown, unlike the transverse 笛子.

Stroke Order

洞 dòng

箫 xiāo