Usage note
钢琴是一种乐器，通常在音乐教室或家中使用。
gāng qín shì yī zhǒng yù qí , tōng cháng zài yīn yuè jiào shì huò jiā中 使用。
Piano is an instrument usually used in music classrooms or at home.
Context note
钢琴常用于弹奏乐曲、学习音乐或家庭娱乐活动。
gāng qín cháng yòng yú dàn zhuàn lè qǔ 、 xué xí yīn yuè huò jiā中 娱乐 huó 动。
Piano is often used to play music, learn music, or for family entertainment.
5 examples
他喜欢弹钢琴。
tā xǐ huan tán gāng qín。
He likes playing the piano.
妈妈教我学钢琴。
mā ma jiào wǒ xué gāng qín。
Mom teaches me to play the piano.
我们学校的音乐教室里有一架钢琴。
wǒ men xué xiào de yīn yuè jiào shì lǐ yǒu yí jià gāng qín。
There is a piano in the music classroom of our school.
周末我们全家一起弹钢琴。
zhōu mò wǒ men quán jiā yì qǐ tán gāng qín。
On weekends, we play the piano together as a family.
他每天练习钢琴一个小时。
tā měi tiān liàn xí gāng qín yí gè xiǎo shí。
He practices playing the piano for an hour every day.
5 mini stories
小明每天练习钢琴。妈妈很高兴。
xiǎo míng měi tiān liàn xí gāng qín。 mā ma hěn gāo xìng。
Xiaoming practices the piano every day. Mom is very happy.
姐姐教妹妹学钢琴。她们玩得很开心。
jiě jie jiào mèi mei xué gāng qín。 tā men wán dé hěn kāi xīn。
The older sister teaches the younger sister to play the piano. They have a lot of fun.
爸爸买了一架钢琴。全家都很喜欢。
bà ba mǎi le yí jià gāng qín。 quán jiā dōu hěn xǐ huan。
Dad bought a piano. The whole family likes it very much.
朋友来我家玩。我们一起弹钢琴。
péng yǒu lái wǒ jiā wán。 wǒ men yì qǐ tán gāng qín。
My friend came to play at my house. We played the piano together.
妹妹学钢琴进步很快。妈妈很高兴。
mèi mei xué gāng qín jìn bù hěn kuài。 mā ma hěn gāo xìng。
The younger sister makes great progress in playing the piano. Mom is very happy.
Mini dialogue
学钢琴
A
你学钢琴多久了？
Nǐ xué gāngqín duōjiǔ le?
How long have you been learning piano?
B
我学钢琴两年了。
Wǒ xué gāngqín liǎng nián le.
I've been learning piano for two years.
弹钢琴
A
你弹钢琴真好听。
Nǐ tán gāngqín zhēn hǎotīng.
Your piano playing sounds really nice.
B
谢谢，我每天都会练习钢琴。
Xièxiè, wǒ měitiān dōu huì liànxí gāngqín.
Thanks, I practice piano every day.
Related words and contrasts
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弹钢琴
tán gāng qín
play the piano
common verb-object phrase
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乐器
yuè qì
musical instrument
category word
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键盘
jiàn pán
keyboard
part of a piano