Qin

Quick meaning: Qin is a noun meaning (music) Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin.

Meaning

(music) Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin.

Example Sentences

He makes his qin students take calligraphy with him, and calligraphy and painting students play the qin.

Knowing that we play the qin, they told us that there was a qin in the teahouse, but only for decoration – no one there actually knew how to play it.

... there was no longer anyone worth playing his qin for, so he broke his instrument and never played again. The guqin was also a means of expressing love.

Word Forms

• qins

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Related dictionary entries include qing, violin, piano, keyboard, spokesman, chain.

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