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弹钢琴 (tán gāng qín): To play the piano — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 4
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Character Breakdown

弹钢琴 consists of 3 characters.

弹
tán
to shoot; to spring; to flick; to play (a stringed instrument)
钢
gāng
steel
琴
qín
a stringed musical instrument, such as a zither or guqin

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Pinyintán gāng qín
Meaningto play the piano
Characters3
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 弹钢琴.

Words with 弹
  • 子弹zǐ dànHSK 6
  • 导弹dǎo dànHSK 6
  • 弹性tán xìngHSK 6
  • 动弹dòng tanHSK 7-9
  • 反弹fǎn tánHSK 7-9
  • 炸弹zhà dànHSK 7-9
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
HSK 7-9
  • 弹簧tán huáng
    • Words with 钢
    • 钢琴gāng qínHSK 4
    • 钢铁gāng tiěHSK 5
    • 钢笔gāng bǐHSK 6
    • 硅钢guī gāng
    • 钒钢fán gāng
    • 钢盔gāng kuī
    • 钢钎gāngqiān
    • 钢锭gāngdìng
    Words with 琴
    • 钢琴gāng qínHSK 4
    • 小提琴xiǎo tí qínHSK 7-9
    • 对牛弹琴duì niú tán qínHSK 7-9
    • 琴棋书画qín qí shū huàHSK 7-9
    • 琴瑟qín sè
    3.

    How to Use 弹钢琴 in Sentences

    Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 弹钢琴 with other words naturally.

    Adverb + Verb Phrasewith每天
    měi每
    tiān天
    tán弹
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    neutral
    play the piano every day
    Verb + Objectwith喜欢
    xǐ喜
    huan欢
    tán弹
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    Verb Phrase + Complementwith好
    tán弹
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    tán弹
    de得
    hǎo好
    Auxiliary Verb + Verb Phrasewith会
    huì会
    tán弹
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    4.

    Example Sentences with 弹钢琴

    wǒ我
    huì会
    tán弹
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    。
    I can play the piano.
    neutral
    like playing the piano
    neutral
    Spoken
    play the piano well
    neutral
    can play the piano
    tā他
    měi每
    tiān天
    wǎn晚
    shang上
    dōu都
    huì会
    tán弹
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    。
    He plays the piano every evening.
    tā他
    cóng从
    xiǎo小
    jiù就
    xué学
    xí习
    tán弹
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    ，
    xiàn现
    zài在
    shuǐ水
    píng平
    hěn很
    gāo高
    。
    He has been learning to play the piano since childhood and is now very skilled.
    zài在
    zhèng正
    shì式
    de的
    yīn音
    yuè乐
    huì会
    shàng上
    ，
    tā她
    jiāng将
    wèi为
    dà大
    jiā家
    tán弹
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    。
    At the formal concert, she will play the piano for everyone.
    tā她
    měi每
    tiān天
    xià下
    wǔ午
    dōu都
    tán弹
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    。
    She plays the piano every afternoon.
    nǐ你
    yuàn愿
    yì意
    jiào教
    wǒ我
    tán弹
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    ma吗
    ？
    wǒ我
    hěn很
    yǒu有
    xìng兴
    qù趣
    。
    Would you be willing to teach me to play the piano? I'm very interested.
    suī虽
    rán然
    wǒ我
    xǐ喜
    huan欢
    yīn音
    yuè乐
    ，
    dàn但
    wǒ我
    bú不
    shàn擅
    cháng长
    tán弹
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    。
    Although I like music, I am not good at playing the piano.
    tán弹
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    néng能
    ràng让
    rén人
    fàng放
    sōng松
    xīn心
    qíng情
    。
    Playing the piano can help people relax.
    tā他
    yì一
    biān边
    tán弹
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    ，
    yì一
    biān边
    sī思
    kǎo考
    zhe着
    fù复
    zá杂
    de的
    wèn问
    tí题
    。
    He plays the piano while pondering complex problems.