What 弹钢琴 means
- play the piano
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What does 弹钢琴 mean in English?
弹钢琴 is pronounced tán gāngqín and means play the piano.
How do you pronounce 弹钢琴?
弹钢琴 is tán gāngqín 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 tán gāngqín.
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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