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短笛 Pronunciation and Pinyin

短笛 Usage and Examples

piccolo

7点钟,管弦乐队来了——不是单薄的五个人演奏的乐曲,而是满满一大堆双簧管、长号、萨克斯管、弦乐器、小号、短笛和高低鼓点。

By seven o'clock the orchestra has arrived—no thin five-piece affair, but a whole pitful of oboes and trombones and saxophones and viols and cornets and piccolos and low and high drums.

Mottola的梅扎卢纳电贝司家族包括短笛和小短笛电贝司。

Mottola's Mezzaluna electric bass family includes both a piccolo and a piccolino electric bass.

The characters in 短笛

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
短
duǎn12short, brief, lack, flaw
笛
dí11flute or whistle

More words starting with 短

  • duǎn短bù不liǎo了Will be enough, Unavoidable
  • duǎn短le了Too short, Short
  • duǎn短chuán传short pass
  • duǎn短cù促brief, short
  • duǎn短cù促de的short, brief
  • duǎn短xìn信jiāo交liú流texting, text message exchange
  • duǎn短dāo刀A short knife or dagger.
  • duǎn短dūn吨short ton
  • duǎn短chu处shortcoming
  • duán短xiǎo小de的short, small
  • duán短xiǎo小jīng精hàn悍de的Pithy, Concise and powerful
  • duán短wěi尾short tail, bobtail

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Questions about 短笛

What does 短笛 mean in Chinese?

短笛 (duǎn dí) means “piccolo”.

How do you pronounce 短笛?

短笛 is pronounced duǎn dí in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “piccolo” in Chinese?

“piccolo” is 短笛 (duǎn dí) in Chinese.

How is 短笛 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 短笛, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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