编钟 (biānzhōng) · bianzhong

Measure Word

一套编钟 tào

Meanings

1 bianzhong
2 set of chime bells (ancient Chinese instrument)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

博物馆里展出了一套编钟。

Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchū le yí tào biānzhōng.

The museum is displaying a set of bianzhong.

HSK 7-9

曾侯乙编钟举世闻名。

Zēng Hóu Yǐ biānzhōng jǔshì-wénmíng.

The bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng is world-famous.

HSK 7-9

编钟的音色非常独特。

Biānzhōng de yīnsè fēicháng dútè.

The timbre of the bianzhong is very unique.

Tips

history

Bronze chime bells from the Zhou and Warring States periods. The 65-bell set of Marquis Yi of Zeng (曾侯乙编钟), excavated in Hubei in 1978 and dated ca. 433 BCE, can still be played and covers more than five octaves.

Stroke Order

编 biān

钟 zhōng

Related Words

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bianqing / set of tuned chime stones (ancient Chinese percussion instrument)

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to arrange / to lay out / to choreograph / to organize in sequence

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to fabricate / to make up / to compile

编剧 biānjù HSK 7-9 #5,602

screenwriter / playwright / to write a play or screenplay

编 biān HSK 6 #1,436

to compile; to edit / to compose; to write / to weave; to braid

编注 biānzhù

editor's note / editorial annotation

编号 biānhào HSK 7-9 #6,812

serial number / code number / to number

编程语言 biānchéng yǔyán

programming language

编委会 biānwěihuì

editorial committee / editorial board