中提琴 (zhōng tí qín) — viola
Definition
Literally "middle string instrument" — the mid-range bowed string between the 小提琴 (violin) and 大提琴 (cello). Played with a 弓, counted with 把.
noun
viola
Measure word · 把
Examples
- 中提琴。Tā xǐ huan lā zhōng tí qín.She likes to play the viola.
- 中提琴。Zhè bǎ zhōng tí qín shì wǒ yé ye de.This viola is my grandfather's.
- 中提琴。Tā zài yuè tuán lǐ yǎn zòu zhōng tí qín.He plays the viola in the orchestra.
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