胡琴

húqin

noun

Meanings

1 huqin; Chinese two-string fiddle
2 huqin style, one of the five singing styles of Sichuan opera

Characters

Hu, the northern steppe peoples

stringed instrument

Examples

HSK 4

爷爷每天晚上都在院子里拉胡琴。

Yéye měitiān wǎnshang dōu zài yuànzi lǐ lā húqin.

Grandpa plays the huqin in the courtyard every evening.

HSK 7-9

京剧离不开胡琴，演员的唱腔全靠它伴奏。

Jīngjù líbukāi húqin, yǎnyuán de chàngqiāng quán kào tā bànzòu.

Peking opera can't do without the huqin: the singers rely on it to accompany every aria.

Tips

usage

Said húqin, with a neutral second syllable. The name covers the whole family that came from the northern steppe peoples, 二胡, 京胡, 板胡 and more, but in daily talk 拉胡琴 usually means playing the erhu. In 川剧 it also names one of the five singing styles, sung to huqin.

Stroke Order

胡 hú

琴 qín