二胡
èr hú
Pinyin

Definition

二胡
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èr hú
  1. erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)
  2. alto fiddle
  3. CL:把[bǎ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

二
èr
  1. 1 two
  2. 2 2
  3. 3 (Beijing dialect) stupid
二十
èr shí
  1. 1 twenty
  2. 2 20
十二
shí èr
  1. 1 twelve
  2. 2 12
第二
dì èr
  1. 1 second
  2. 2 number two
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 secondary
一二
yī èr
  1. 1 one or two
  2. 2 a few
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
二十多
èr shí duō
  1. 1 over 20
二哥
èr gē
  1. 1 second brother
二奶
èr nǎi
  1. 1 mistress
  2. 2 second wife
  3. 3 lover
二战
Èr zhàn
  1. 1 World War II
二手
èr shǒu
  1. 1 indirectly acquired
  2. 2 second-hand (information, equipment etc)
  3. 3 assistant
二手房
èr shǒu fáng
  1. 1 second-hand house
  2. 2 house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
二手烟
èr shǒu yān
  1. 1 second-hand smoke
二月
Èr yuè
  1. 1 February
  2. 2 second month (of the lunar year)
二氧化碳
èr yǎng huà tàn
  1. 1 carbon dioxide CÓ
二百五
èr bǎi wǔ
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 stupid person
  3. 3 a dope
二维码
èr wéi mǎ
  1. 1 two-dimensional barcode
  2. 2 QR code
二胡
èr hú
  1. 1 erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)
  2. 2 alto fiddle
  3. 3 CL:把[bǎ]
二郎神
Èr láng shén
  1. 1 Erlangshen, Chinese deity
二郎腿
èr láng tuǐ
  1. 1 one leg over the other (legs crossed)

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一是一，二是二
yī shì yī , èr shì èr
  1. 1 lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
  3. 3 unequivocal
一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
  1. 1 perfectly clean
  2. 2 blameless
  3. 3 unimpeachable (idiom)
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. at a total loss
三七二十一
sān qī èr shí yī
  1. 1 three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
  2. 2 the facts of the matter
  3. 3 the actual situation
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
二话不说
èr huà bù shuō
  1. 1 not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection
  2. 2 without demur
只知其一，不知其二
zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr
  1. 1 to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
寡二少双
guǎ èr shǎo shuāng
  1. 1 peerless
  2. 2 second to none (idiom)
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
  1. 1 one after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in quick succession

Sample Sentences

二胡声音的大小不是看压弦的力气，是看推弓、拉弓的速度，节奏感比力气大小更重要。
èrhú shēngyīn de dàxiǎo bùshì kàn yā xián de lìqi ，shì kàn tuī gōng 、lā gōng de sùdù ，jiézòugǎn bǐ lìqi dàxiǎo gèng zhòngyào 。
The volume of sound has nothing to do with the force with which you press down on the strings, it depends on the speed with which you push and pull the bow. Your sense of rhythm is more important than the force.
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二胡跟钢琴的声音很合。
èrhú gēn gāngqín de shēngyīn hěn hé 。
The sound of piano and erhu really match.
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二胡
èrhú
erhu, a two-stringed musical instrument
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我比较喜欢民族乐器，所以我拉二胡吧。
wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan mínzú yuèqì ，suǒyǐ wǒ lā èrhú ba 。
I like ethnic instruments, so I'll play the erhu.
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太棒了！观众朋友们，您喜欢兰兰弹吉他呢，还是唐兵拉二胡呢？赶快发短信支持他们吧。
tài bàng le ！guānzhòng péngyǒu men ，nín xǐhuan Lánlan tán jítā ne ，háishì Táng Bīng lā èrhú ne ？gǎnkuài fā duǎnxìn zhīchí tāmen ba 。
Great stuff! Friends in the audience, do you like Lan lan on the guitar, or Tang Bing on the erhu? Hurry and send your text messages to support them.
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哎，那个拉二胡的老爷爷年纪挺大的吧！
āi ，nà ge lā èrhú de lǎoyéye niánjì tǐng dà de ba ！
Hey, that older gentlemen playing the erhu must be quite old!
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听说他都七十岁了。二胡拉得可好了。旁边那些年轻人都是来向他请教的。
tīngshuō tā dōu qīshí suì le 。èrhú lā de kě hǎo le 。pángbiān nàxiē niánqīngrén dōu shì lái xiàng tā qǐngjiào de 。
I've heard he's already 70. He's really good at the erhu. Those young people next to him all came here to learn from him.
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