弹钢琴
Old HSK 4
弹钢琴 (tán gāngqín) · to play the piano
弹钢琴 (tán gāngqín) means “to play the piano”. It is written with 3 characters: 弹 (to play, piano, guitar) + 钢 (steel) + 琴 (musical instrument, often piano). It is an old HSK 4 word (HSK 2.0).
How 弹钢琴 is built
The characters
弹 tán · to play, piano, guitar
What 弹 is made of
- 弓gōng — bow
- 单dān — single
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
钢 gāng · steel
What 钢 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 冈gāng — ridge or crest of hill
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 冂 — frame
琴 qín · musical instrument, often piano
What 琴 is made of
- 玨jué — guitar strings
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 王wáng — king
- 今jīn — modern
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
我妹妹每天弹钢琴。Wǒ mèimei měitiān tán gāngqín.My younger sister plays the piano every day.
你会弹钢琴吗？Nǐ huì tán gāngqín ma?Can you play the piano?
Questions about 弹钢琴
What does 弹钢琴 mean?
弹钢琴 (tán gāngqín) means “to play the piano”.
How do you pronounce 弹钢琴?
弹钢琴 is pronounced tán gāngqín.
Which HSK level is 弹钢琴?
弹钢琴 is in Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 导弹dǎodànmissile
- 弹性tánxìngelasticity
- 子弹zǐdànbullet
- 弹tánto play, piano, guitar
- 钢铁gāngtiěsteel
- 钢琴gāngqínpiano
- 琴qínmusical instrument, often piano
Learn 弹钢琴 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.