黄铜 (huángtóng): brass (copper-zinc alloy)

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一块黄铜 kuài

HSK 5

小号和长号通常用黄铜制成。

Xiǎohào hé chánghào tōngcháng yòng huángtóng zhìchéng.

Trumpets and trombones are usually made of brass.

HSK 7-9

这扇门的把手是黄铜做的，很有古典风格。

Zhè shàn mén de bǎshou shì huángtóng zuò de, hěn yǒu gǔdiǎn fēnggé.

The door handle is made of brass, giving it a very classical style.

memory

黄 means yellow and 铜 means copper, so brass is literally yellow copper, which describes its golden-yellow color well.

黄 huáng

铜 tóng