萨克斯 (sàkèsī): saxophone; sax

Measure Word

一把萨克斯 bǎ

Meanings

1 saxophone; sax

Characters

萨

sà

a transliteration syllable

this (classical); a transliteration syllable

Phonetic transliteration from 'sax' (saxophone).

Examples

他吹萨克斯吹得很好。

Tā chuī sàkèsī chuī de hěn hǎo.

He plays the saxophone very well.

我想学萨克斯。

Wǒ xiǎng xué sàkèsī.

I want to learn the saxophone.

Tips

usage

萨克斯 is short for 萨克斯管 (sàkèsīguǎn), the full name for saxophone. The short form is far more common in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

萨 sà

克 kè

斯 sī

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