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簧管

huáng guǎn

2-character word

What 簧管 means

1. reed pipe

The characters in 簧管

• 簧huángreed (of a music instrument); spring; coil
• 管guǎnto take care (of); to control; to manage

Example sentences

• 我必须拿我的双簧管去修理。
  Wǒ bìxū ná wǒ de shuānghuángguǎn qù xiūlǐ.
  I must take my oboe for repair.
• 汤姆和玛丽都不会吹单簧管。
  Neither Tom nor Mary knows how to play the clarinet.

Words containing 簧管

• 单簧管dān huáng guǎnclarinet
• 双簧管shuāng huáng guǎndouble reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon)

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