萨克斯 (sàkèsī): saxophone; sax

Measure Word

一把萨克斯 bǎ

Meanings

1 saxophone; sax

Characters

萨

sà

sa (transliteration syllable)

this; sī (transliteration syllable)

Phonetic transliteration from 'sax' (saxophone).

Examples

HSK 1

我想学萨克斯。

Wǒ xiǎng xué sàkèsī.

I want to learn the saxophone.

HSK 2

他吹萨克斯吹得很好。

Tā chuī sàkèsī chuī de hěn hǎo.

He plays the saxophone very well.

Tips

usage

萨克斯 is short for 萨克斯管, 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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