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Piano in Chinese

piano · HSK 4

钢琴 gāng qín

  1. 钢 gāng steel
  2. 琴 qín general term for stringed or keyboard instruments

Counted with 架: 一架钢琴 yí jià gāngqín

她从五岁开始学钢琴。 She started learning the piano at five.

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How do you say piano in Chinese?

Piano in Chinese is 钢琴 (gāng qín).

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