笛子 dízi bamboo flute
How to remember 笛子: 笛 bamboo flute + 子 child = bamboo flute.
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How it is used
- The Chinese bamboo transverse flute (dizi) - 吹笛子 (chuī dízi) to play the flute.
- The generic 笛 covers flutes broadly; 笛子 usually means the traditional bamboo instrument. Measure word 支/管.
- Concrete instrument noun.