笛子

dízi
noun HSK 7 #19,415

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Meanings

  1. 1 bamboo flute
  2. 2 Chinese flute

Examples

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xué chuī dízi.
He learned to play the flute since he was young.
Dízi de shēngyīn qīngcuì yuè'ěr.
The sound of the flute is crisp and pleasant.
Tā zài wǔtái shàng biǎoyǎn le yī qǔ dízi dúzòu.
She performed a flute solo on stage.

Tips

culture
The 笛子 (dízi) is one of the most important traditional Chinese instruments. It is made of bamboo (hence the radical on top) and has a distinctive buzzing membrane () that gives it its unique timbre.

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