How to Say "Qin" in Chinese - How To Say Guide

琴

qín

The English phrase qin refers to a Chinese musical instrument, known in Chinese as 琴 (qín).

琴 is a noun used to refer to a musical instrument. The specific seven-stringed zither often associated with scholars is more precisely called 古琴.

Meaning: Chinese musical instrument (noun)

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It is important to distinguish 琴 from its homophone 秦. While 琴 refers to a musical instrument, 秦 refers to the Qin dynasty or the surname Qin.

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In modern Chinese, 琴 has become a generic suffix for many stringed instruments, including the 钢琴 for piano and the 小提琴 for violin.
The term 琴棋书画 (qin, qi, shu, hua) refers to the 'Four Arts' of the Chinese scholar. To be considered a truly cultured person, one had to master the 'qin', the game of 'go', calligraphy, and painting.
Because the 琴 was linked to Confucianism, it was traditionally played for self-improvement or small circles of friends rather than for public performance.

与此同时江琴分散了江枫的哥哥燕大侠的注意力。
Meanwhile, Jiang Qin distracted Jiang Feng's older brother Yan Daxia.
This sentence uses 琴 to refer to a person's name.
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这把琴很贵。
Zhè bǎ qín hěn guì.
This qin is very expensive.
他在练习弹琴。
Tā zài liànxí tán qín.
He is practicing playing the qin.

At a music store, a man and a woman are looking at instruments.

俊杰 Junjie

这把琴的声音很好听。
Zhè bǎ qín de shēngyīn hěn hǎotīng.
The sound of this qin is very beautiful.
佳怡 Jiayi

是的，我很喜欢。
Shì de, wǒ hěn xǐhuān.
Yes, I like it a lot.
俊杰 Junjie

你想买这把琴吗？
Nǐ xiǎng mǎi zhè bǎ qín ma?
Do you want to buy this qin?
佳怡 Jiayi

我想考虑一下。
Wǒ xiǎng kǎolǜ yīxià.
I want to think about it.

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