铜管

銅管

tóngguǎn

noun #36,505

Measure Word

一根铜管 gēn

Meanings

1 brass instrument
2 copper pipe / brass tube

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他在乐队里吹铜管。

Tā zài yuèduì lǐ chuī tóngguǎn.

He plays brass instruments in the band.

HSK 3

工人正在安装铜管。

Gōngrén zhèngzài ānzhuāng tóngguǎn.

The workers are installing copper pipes.

Tips

usage

Two senses, distinguished by context. In music: 铜管乐器 is the brass family - trumpet, trombone, tuba, French horn - and 铜管乐队 is a brass band. In construction/plumbing: a literal copper pipe.

Stroke Order

铜 tóng

管 guǎn