萨克斯管 (sà kè sī guǎn) — saxophone | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

saxophone

Measure word · 支

Examples

萨克斯管。
Tā zhèng zài xué chuī sà kè sī guǎn.
He is learning to play the saxophone.
，萨克斯管。
Zuó tiān wǎn shàng yīn yuè huì shàng, sà kè sī guǎn de shēng yīn fēi cháng hǎo tīng.
At last night's concert, the sound of the saxophone was very beautiful.
萨克斯管。
Zhè zhī sà kè sī guǎn shì tā zǔ fù chuán xià lái de.
This saxophone was passed down from his grandfather.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

萨克斯Sax

萨sà克kè斯sī

萨克斯 represents the foreign name, and 管 gives the sense of a tube.

Characters in this word

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

竹官管

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

官guān管guǎn

Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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