簧 (huáng) — reed (of a musical instrument); spring (mechanical coil)
Definition
簧 is the technical noun for the vibrating 'reed' inside woodwind instruments and the coiled 'spring' in mechanical devices. In both cases it's almost never used alone — it appears in set compounds like 簧片 (reed) and 弹簧 (spring).
noun
reed (of a musical instrument)spring (mechanical coil)
Measure word · 根
Examples
- 。Nà ge yuè qì de huáng piàn huài le.The reed of that musical instrument is broken.
- 。Zhè ge mén de tán huáng xū yào huàn yí gè xīn de.The spring of this door needs to be replaced with a new one.
- 。Shā fā lǐ de tán huáng tán xìng hěn hǎo.The spring in the sofa has good elasticity.
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