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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.general name for certain musical instruments
风琴
organ
小提琴
violin
口琴
harmonica
- 2
n.qin, a seven-stringed plucked instrument in some ways similar to the zither
古琴
a seven-stringed plucked instrument in some ways similar to the zither
Words and phrases with 琴
- 琴弓[word]fiddlestick
- 琴叶栎[word]overcup oak
- 琴纶[word]Chemlon
- 琴锤[word]mallet
- 琴书[word]story-telling, mainly in songs, with musical accompaniment
- 琴键式[word]piano type
- 琴师[word]fiddler
- 琴凳[word]piano/music stool
- 琴形[word]lyrate
- 琴瑟和鸣[idiom]felicity of husband and wife
- 琴棋书画[idiom]lyre-playing, chess, calligraphy, and painting, accomplishments of a scholar of the old school
- 琴剑飘零[idiom]be homeless and wandering from place to place
- 琴瑟和谐[idiom]the qin and the se are in harmony
- 琴瑟失调[idiom]discord between husband and wife
- 琴瑟不调[idiom]conjugal disharmony
- 琴瑟相调[idiom]husband and wife live in harmony
- 琴瑟调和[idiom]felicity of husband and wife
- 琴心剑胆[idiom]have the sentiments of a musician and the spirit of a warrior
Word usage
- common measure word"琴" is often matched with measure word "台"or"架"or"把".
一台琴
one piano
一架琴
one piano
一把琴
one qin (Chinese traditional qin/zither/stringed plucked instrument)