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弹琴

tán qín

2-character word Traditional 彈琴

What 弹琴 means

1. to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument

The characters in 弹琴

• 弹dàncrossball; bullet; shot
• 琴qínguqin 古琴; musical instrument in general

Example sentences

• 汤姆弹琴比我好
  Tom plays the piano better than I do.
• 我不会弹琴，不过她会。
  Wǒ bù huì tánqín, bùguò tā huì.
  I can't play the piano, but she can.
• 跟小人说理，就如同对牛弹琴。
  Gēn xiǎorén shuōlǐ, jiù rútóng duìniútánqín.
  Reasoning with a villain is pointless.
• 我每次去巴黎，都会去圣心大教堂，坐在台阶上，听下面的人唱歌、弹琴。
  Wǒ měicì qù Bālí, dōu huì qù shèngxīn dàjiàotáng, zuò zài táijiē shàng, tīng xiàmiàn de rén chànggē, tánqín.
  Every time I go to Paris, I visit the Sacred Heart Basilica, sit on the steps, and listen to the people below singing and playing musical instruments.

Words containing 弹琴

• 乱弹琴luàn tán qínto talk nonsense; to behave like a fool
• 对牛弹琴duì niú tán qínlit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative…