Chinese word

小号

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiǎo hào

Meaning

  • nountrumpet

Example

他在乐队里吹小号。tā zài yuè duì lǐ chuī xiǎo hào

He plays the trumpet in the band.

Illustration for 小号 (trumpet)

More examples

我喜欢听小号的声音。wǒ xǐ huān tīng xiǎo hào de shēng yīn

I like listening to the sound of the trumpet.

Core concept

A smaller, clearly marked form that stands out, especially a bright brass instrument, but also a reduced size or secondary identity.

Common phrases

  • 吹小号chuī xiǎo hào

    play the trumpet

  • 学小号xué xiǎo hào

    learn to play the trumpet

  • 练小号liàn xiǎo hào

    practice playing the trumpet

Similar words

喇叭lǎ bā: A horn-shaped or cone-shaped wind instrument played by blowing into it.
小喇叭xiáo lǎ bā: A spoken name for a small horn or trumpet.

Definition in Chinese

一种铜管乐器，通常由金属管和活塞构成，靠嘴唇振动吹奏，音色明亮，常用于管弦乐、军乐和爵士乐。yì zhǒng tóng guǎn yuè qì tōng cháng yóu jīn shú guǎn hé huó sāi gòu chéng kào zuǐ chún zhèn dòng chuī zòu yīn sè míng liàng cháng yòng yú guǎn xián yuè jūn yuè hé jué shì yuè

Word origin

小号 (xiǎohào, "trumpet") combines 小 (xiǎo, "small") with 号 (hào, "horn or call"), naming a smaller horn and extending naturally to other smaller or secondary forms.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, context does much of the work with this word: a rehearsal, a shop label, and an online profile can point to different meanings.

Other meanings

  • small sizenoun
  • alternate accountnoun

Related words

  • 小号手xiǎo hào shǒutrumpeternoun
  • 小号声xiǎo hào shēngtrumpet soundnoun

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