排箫 (pāi xiāo) — panpipes
Definition
A traditional Chinese wind instrument made of a row of bamboo pipes of graduated lengths bound together. The measure word is 支 (zhī), like a single instrument.
noun
panpipes
Measure word · 支
Examples
- 排箫。Tā xǐ huan chuī pāi xiāo.He likes to play the panpipes.
- 排箫。Wǒ zài yuè qì diàn kàn dào yì bǎ pāi xiāo.I saw a panpipes at the musical instrument store.
- 排箫。pāi xiāo De shēng yīn zhēn hǎo tīng.The sound of panpipes is really nice.
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