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zheng

UK /ʒɛŋ/US /ʒɛŋ/

词源

源自汉语“筝”,是一种历史悠久的中国传统乐器。

noun

❶ 一种中国传统乐器,属于弹拨类,有21根或更多弦,常用于独奏或合奏。

“She played a beautiful melody on the zheng.”

(她在古筝上演奏了一首优美的旋律。)

“The zheng has a history of over 2,500 years in China.”

(古筝在中国已有2500多年的历史。)

同义词:gu zheng, Chinese zither

常见短语

play the zheng — 弹奏古筝,指演奏这种乐器的行为。

“She has been playing the zheng since she was ten.”

(她从十岁起就开始弹奏古筝。)