HSK · Level 5
133 words
Chinese word
笛子
Pronunciation
Pinyindí zi
Meaning
- nounflute
Example
他会吹笛子吗？tā huì chuī dí zi ma
Can he play the flute?
More examples
他在公园里吹笛子。tā zài gōng yuán lǐ chuī dí zi
He is playing the flute in the park.
Core concept
A slender wind instrument whose open tube turns breath and finger movements into changing notes.
Common phrases
吹笛子chuī dí zi
play the flute
演奏笛子yǎn zòu dí zi
play the flute
学习笛子xué xí dí zi
learn to play the flute
Similar words
笛dí: A tube-shaped instrument that makes music when blown.
箫xiāo: An upright bamboo flute that gives a deep and soothing sound.
口哨kǒu shào: A high sound made with the lips by blowing out air.
Definition in Chinese
用竹子或其他材料制成的横向管状吹奏乐器，通过吹气并用指孔改变音高。yòng zhú zi huò qí tā cái liào zhì chéng de héng xiàng guǎn zhuàng chuī zòu yuè qì tōng guò chuī qì bìng yòng zhǐ kǒng gǎi biàn yīn gāo
Word origin
笛子 (dízi, "flute") combines 笛 (dí, "flute"), a character traditionally linked to bamboo through its radical, with 子 (zi, "noun-forming suffix"), forming the familiar noun for the instrument.
Usage tips
- With this instrument, Chinese commonly uses the verb 吹 (chuī, "blow") for playing, while English usually uses play, linking the Chinese verb to the way the sound is produced.
Other meanings
- bamboo flutenoun
- transverse flutenoun
Related words
- 竹笛zhú díbamboo flutenoun
- 笛声dí shēngflute soundnoun
- 笛谱dí pǔflute sheet musicnoun