鋼琴

简 钢琴 · 繁 鋼琴
Mandarin · pinyin gāng qín

Meanings

  1. piano
  2. Classifier: 架 jià, 臺 tái
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鋼
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琴
qín · Chinese lute or guitar
钢
gāng · steel; hard, strong, tough
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1–2 · gang1 qin2

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gong3 kam4

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noun

  1. piano (Classifier: 架 m; 臺/台 m; 部 m c; 座 m c; 把 m)

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