贝斯

貝斯

bèisī

noun #15,155

Measure Word

一把贝斯 bǎ

Meanings

1 bass (loanword, especially bass guitar)

Characters

shell; treasure (phonetic)

this (classical, phonetic)

Examples

他在乐队里弹贝斯。

Tā zài yuèduì lǐ tán bèisī.

He plays bass in the band.

这首歌的贝斯部分特别好听。

Zhè shǒu gē de bèisī bùfen tèbié hǎotīng.

The bass part of this song sounds especially good.

Tips

usage

贝斯 specifically refers to bass guitar or bass sound in modern music contexts. For the classical instrument (double bass/contrabass), 低音提琴 (dīyīn tíqín) is used. Related: 贝斯手 (bèisīshǒu) = bassist, 电贝斯 (diàn bèisī) = electric bass.

Stroke Order

贝 bèi

斯 sī