二胡
èr hú
Pinyin

Definition

二胡
 - 
èr hú
  1. erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)
  2. alto fiddle
  3. CL:把[bǎ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

二
èr
  1. 1 two
  2. 2 2
  3. 3 (Beijing dialect) stupid
二十
èr shí
  1. 1 twenty
  2. 2 20
十二
shí èr
  1. 1 twelve
  2. 2 12
第二
dì èr
  1. 1 second
  2. 2 number two
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 secondary
一二
yī èr
  1. 1 one or two
  2. 2 a few

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)

Sample Sentences

二胡声音的大小不是看压弦的力气，是看推弓、拉弓的速度，节奏感比力气大小更重要。
èrhú shēngyīn de dàxiǎo bùshì kàn yā xián de lìqi ，shì kàn tuī gōng 、lā gōng de sùdù ，jiézòugǎn bǐ lìqi dàxiǎo gèng zhòngyào 。
The volume of sound has nothing to do with the force with which you press down on the strings, it depends on the speed with which you push and pull the bow. Your sense of rhythm is more important than the force.
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二胡跟钢琴的声音很合。
èrhú gēn gāngqín de shēngyīn hěn hé 。
The sound of piano and erhu really match.
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二胡
èrhú
erhu, a two-stringed musical instrument
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我比较喜欢民族乐器，所以我拉二胡吧。
wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan mínzú yuèqì ，suǒyǐ wǒ lā èrhú ba 。
I like ethnic instruments, so I'll play the erhu.
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太棒了！观众朋友们，您喜欢兰兰弹吉他呢，还是唐兵拉二胡呢？赶快发短信支持他们吧。
tài bàng le ！guānzhòng péngyǒu men ，nín xǐhuan Lánlan tán jítā ne ，háishì Táng Bīng lā èrhú ne ？gǎnkuài fā duǎnxìn zhīchí tāmen ba 。
Great stuff! Friends in the audience, do you like Lan lan on the guitar, or Tang Bing on the erhu? Hurry and send your text messages to support them.
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哎，那个拉二胡的老爷爷年纪挺大的吧！
āi ，nà ge lā èrhú de lǎoyéye niánjì tǐng dà de ba ！
Hey, that older gentlemen playing the erhu must be quite old!
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听说他都七十岁了。二胡拉得可好了。旁边那些年轻人都是来向他请教的。
tīngshuō tā dōu qīshí suì le 。èrhú lā de kě hǎo le 。pángbiān nàxiē niánqīngrén dōu shì lái xiàng tā qǐngjiào de 。
I've heard he's already 70. He's really good at the erhu. Those young people next to him all came here to learn from him.
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