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“guitar” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyinjí tā

Example

我会弹吉他。wǒ huì tán jí tā

I can play the guitar.

Illustration for 吉他 (guitar)

How to say “guitar” in Chinese

“Guitar” in Chinese is 吉他 (jí tā).

A versatile Western string instrument used to support songs or carry a melody with the fingers or a pick.

Full entry for 吉他: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 吉他

上个月她去乐器店买了吉他。shàng gè yuè tā qù yuè qì diàn mǎi le jí tā

Last month, she went to a music store and bought a guitar.

Tips for using 吉他

  • Chinese places a type before the noun in names such as 电吉他 (diànjítā, "electric guitar"), making instrument vocabulary easy to expand.

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