古筝 (古箏)
gǔ zhēng
Pinyin

Definition

古筝 (古箏)
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gǔ zhēng
  1. zither or guzheng
  2. large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gǔ qín] during Tang and Song times

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 surname Gu
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
fù gǔ
  1. 1 to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)
  2. 2 to turn back the clock
  3. 3 neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文
  4. 4 retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
shàng gǔ
  1. 1 the distant past
  2. 2 ancient times
  3. 3 antiquity
  4. 4 early historical times
gèn gǔ
  1. 1 throughout time
  2. 2 from ancient times (up to the present)

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
  1. 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
  2. 2 unalterable
  3. 3 unvarying
  4. 4 monotonous
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
  1. 1 unique
  2. 2 unprecedented (idiom)

Sample Sentences

不会。但是我会弹古筝。
bùhuì 。dànshì wǒ huì tán gǔzhēng 。
No. But I can play the guzheng.
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