plucked string or stringed instrument; plucked instrument
常德丝弦常德絲弦chang2 de2 si1 xian2
Changde sixian, theatrical folk music style with singing in Changde dialect accompanied by traditional string instruments
超弦超弦chao1 xian2
superstring (physics)
促弦促弦cu4 xian2
to tighten the strings (of a musical instrument)
大三和弦大三和弦da4 san1 he2 xian2
major triad do-mi-so
定弦定弦ding4 xian2
tuning (stringed instrument)
断弦斷弦duan4 xian2
widowed; lit. broken string, cf 琴瑟 qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony
改弦易辙改弦易轍gai3 xian2 yi4 zhe2
change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction; to dance to a different tune
弓弦弓弦gong1 xian2
bowstring
弓弦儿弓弦兒gong1 xian2 er5
bowstring
管弦乐管弦樂guan3 xian2 yue4
orchestral music
管弦乐队管弦樂隊guan3 xian2 yue4 dui4
orchestra
管弦乐团管弦樂團guan3 xian2 yue4 tuan2
orchestra
和弦和弦he2 xian2
chord (music)
击弦贝斯擊弦貝斯ji1 xian2 bei4 si1
slap bass (bass guitar technique)
击弦类擊弦類ji1 xian2 lei4
hammered string type (of musical instrument)
击弦类乐器擊弦類樂器ji1 xian2 lei4 yue4 qi4
hammered string musical instrument
口弦口弦kou3 xian2
Jew's harp
扣人心弦扣人心弦kou4 ren2 xin1 xian2
to excite; to thrill; exciting; thrilling; cliff-hanging
鹍弦鵾弦kun1 xian2
pipa strings, made from sinews of large crane or swan 鵾雞|鹍鸡
七和弦七和弦qi1 he2 xian2
seventh (musical cord)
七弦琴七弦琴qi1 xian2 qin2
guqin or seven-stringed zither
琴弦琴弦qin2 xian2
string (of a stringed instrument)
三和弦三和弦san1 he2 xian2
triad; musical chord of three notes, such as major triad do-mi-so
三弦三弦san1 xian2
sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
上弦上弦shang4 xian2
to wind; to tighten; crescent moon; first quarter or waxing moon
上弦月上弦月shang4 xian2 yue4
first quarter moon
双曲线正弦雙曲線正弦shuang1 qu1 xian4 zheng4 xian2
hyperbolic sine or sinh (math)
双曲余弦雙曲餘弦shuang1 qu1 yu2 xian2
hyperbolic cosine or cosh (math)
双曲正弦雙曲正弦shuang1 qu1 zheng4 xian2
hyperbolic sine or sinh (math)
下弦下弦xia4 xian2
third quarter or waning moon
下弦月下弦月xia4 xian2 yue4
third quarter or waning moon
弦贝斯弦貝斯xian2 bei4 si1
acoustic bass (guitar)
弦而鼓之弦而鼓之xian2 er2 gu3 zhi1
lit. to tune one's zither then play it; fig. to live by the consequences of one's actions; to make one's bed then lie on it
弦歌弦歌xian2 ge1
to sing to a string accompaniment; education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)
弦理论弦理論xian2 li3 lun4
string theory (physics)
弦论弦論xian2 lun4
string theory (in theoretical physics)
弦鸣乐器弦鳴樂器xian2 ming2 yue4 qi4
string instrument
弦切角弦切角xian2 qie1 jiao3
chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)
弦数弦數xian2 shu4
number of strings (of an instrument)
弦诵不缀弦誦不綴xian2 song4 bu4 chuo4
variant of 弦誦不輟|弦诵不辍
弦诵不辍弦誦不輟xian2 song4 bu4 chuo4
incessant playing of instruments and reciting of poems (idiom)
弦外之响弦外之響xian2 wai4 zhi1 xiang3
see 弦外之音
弦外之意弦外之意xian2 wai4 zhi1 yi4
see 弦外之音
弦外之音弦外之音xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1
overtone (music); (fig.) connotation; implied meaning
弦月弦月xian2 yue4
half-moon; the 7th and 8th and 22nd and 23rd of the lunar month
弦乐弦樂xian2 yue4
string music
弦月窗弦月窗xian2 yue4 chuang1
a narrow slit window; a lunette
弦乐队弦樂隊xian2 yue4 dui4
string orchestra
弦乐器弦樂器xian2 yue4 qi4
string instrument
小三和弦小三和弦xiao3 san1 he2 xian2
minor triad la-do-mi
心弦心弦xin1 xian2
heartstrings
续弦續弦xu4 xian2
to remarry (of a widow); second wife; qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as a symbol of marital harmony