钢琴 gāngqín piano
怎么记住“钢琴”: 钢 steel + 琴 stringed instrument = piano.
汉字
用法
- The word for piano; measure word is 架 or 台.
- 弹钢琴 (tán gāngqín) - play the piano - uses 弹, the verb for plucking/pressing string and key instruments, not 打 or 拉.
- Compare 拉小提琴 (play violin, uses 拉 for bowed instruments) and 打鼓 (play drums, uses 打) - the verb changes with the instrument type.
- Common in talking about hobbies and children's extracurriculars: 学钢琴 (learn piano).
例句
- 她会弹钢琴。 Tā huì tángāngqín.She can play the piano.
- 谁在弹钢琴? Shuí zài tángāngqín?Who is playing the piano?
- 她在练习弹钢琴。 Tā zài liànxí tán gāngqín.She's practicing the piano.