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Musical Instuments

By Qiu Gui Su, About.com

Musical instruments and other musical terms in Mandarin Chinese. Each entry has an audio file for pronunciation and listening practice.

Cello

English: Cello
Pinyin: dà tí qín
trad: 大提琴
simp: 大提琴

Audio Pronunciation

Drums

English: Drums
Pinyin: gǔ
trad: 鼓
simp: 鼓

Audio Pronunciation

Erhu

English: Erhu
Pinyin: èrhú
trad: 二胡
simp: 二胡

Audio Pronunciation

Flute

English: Flute
Pinyin: dízi
trad: 笛子
simp: 笛子

Audio Pronunciation

Guitar

English: Guitar
Pinyin: jítā
trad: 吉他
simp: 吉他

Audio Pronunciation

Keyboard

English: Keyboard
Pinyin: jiànpán yuèqì
trad: 鍵盤樂器
simp: 键盘乐器

Audio Pronunciation

Oboe

English: Oboe
Pinyin: shuāng huáng guǎn
trad: 雙簧管
simp: 双簧管

Audio Pronunciation

Piano

English: Piano
Pinyin: gāngqín
trad: 鋼琴
simp: 钢琴

Audio Pronunciation

Recorder

English: Recorder
Pinyin: lùyīnjī
trad: 錄音機
simp: 录音机

Audio Pronunciation

Saxophone

English: Saxophone
Pinyin: sàkè sī fēng
trad: 薩克司風
simp: 萨克司风

Audio Pronunciation
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