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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 qínqin2guqin 古琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general; variant of , guqin or zither
2琴锤 琴錘 qín chuíqin2 chui2mallet; drumstick
3琴键 琴鍵 qín jiànqin2 jian4a piano key
4琴剑飘零 琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo língqin2 jian4 piao1 ling2floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
5琴酒 琴酒 qín jiǔqin2 jiu3gin (Taiwan variant of 金酒 )
6琴鸟 琴鳥 qín niǎoqin2 niao3lyrebird
7琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín shū huàqin2 qi2 shu1 hua4the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting); the accomplishments of a well-educated person
8琴瑟 琴瑟 qín qin2 se4qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony
9琴瑟不调 琴瑟不調 qín tiáoqin2 se4 bu4 tiao2out of tune; marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟 , two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony
10琴瑟和鸣 琴瑟和鳴 qín míngqin2 se4 he2 ming2in perfect harmony; in sync; lit. qin and se sing in harmony
11琴师 琴師 qín shīqin2 shi1player of a stringed instrument
12琴手 琴手 qín shǒuqin2 shou3player of a stringed instrument
13琴书 琴書 qín shūqin2 shu1traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment
14琴斯托霍瓦 琴斯托霍瓦 qín tuō huò Qin2 si1 tuo1 huo4 wa3Częstochowa (city in Poland)
15琴弦 琴弦 qín xiánqin2 xian2string (of a stringed instrument)
16琴心剑胆 琴心劍膽 qín xīn jiàn dǎnqin2 xin1 jian4 dan3music and swordsmanship (idiom)

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