弹钢琴

弹钢琴 tángāngqín

To play the piano

弹钢琴 in a sentence HSK 4 繁體彈鋼琴 tangangqin

What 弹钢琴 means

To play the piano

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弹钢琴 is written with 3 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

弹

dàn / tán

Bullet (ball - bomb); To play (musical instrument)

钢

gāng

Steel

琴

qín

Stringed musical instrument (piano - violin - harp)

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How to write 弹钢琴

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弹钢琴 in a sentence

她每天弹钢琴。

Tā měi tiān tán gāngqín.

She plays the piano every day.

我妹妹正在学弹钢琴。

Wǒ mèimei zhèngzài xué tán gāngqín.

My younger sister is learning the piano.

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Questions about 弹钢琴

What does 弹钢琴 mean in English?

弹钢琴 is pronounced tángāngqín and means To play the piano.

How do you pronounce 弹钢琴?

弹钢琴 is tángāngqín in pinyin — written tangangqin without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 弹钢琴?

弹钢琴 is written with 3 characters: 弹 (dàn / tán) Bullet (ball - bomb); To play (musical instrument), 钢 (gāng) Steel, 琴 (qín) Stringed musical instrument (piano - violin - harp). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 弹钢琴 written in traditional Chinese?

彈鋼琴. The simplified form 弹钢琴 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 彈鋼琴 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced tángāngqín.

Is 弹钢琴 an HSK word?

Yes — 弹钢琴 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.

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