小提琴 xiǎotíqín fiddle
fiddle; violin
How to remember 小提琴: 小 small + 提 carry + 琴 stringed instrument = fiddle.
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How it is used
- The violin - 拉小提琴 (lā xiǎotíqín) to play the violin (note the verb 拉 'pull/bow,' not 弹).
- The 小 (small) contrasts it with 大提琴 (dàtíqín) the cello; the family is named by size.
- Everyday word; a violinist is 小提琴家 (xiǎotíqín jiā).
Example sentences
- 他教我拉小提琴。 Tā jiāo wǒ lā xiǎotíqín.He's teaching me to play the violin.
- 他小提琴拉得很好。 Tā xiǎotíqín lādé hěn hǎo.He plays the violin very well.
- 让我拿一下我的小提琴。 Ràngwǒná yīxià wǒ de xiǎotíqín.Let me get my violin.