HSK Musical Instrument Vocabulary List
The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of Musical Instrument. In some cases the HSK vocabulary might be a bit lacking, and we may follow it will additional vocabulary we recommend for a fuller discussion on the topic.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | HSK Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 钢琴 | gāngqín | piano | HSK 4 |
Additional Musical Instrument Vocabulary
These words are not on the current official HSK list, but you may find them useful for your discussions on this topic.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | HSK Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 吉他 | jítā | guitar (loanword)/CL:把 | B1 |
| 小提琴 | xiǎotíqín | fiddle;violin | B1 |
| 鼓 | gǔ | old variant of 鼓 | B1 |
| 尤克里里 | yóukèlǐlǐ | ukulele [music] | B1 |
| 笛 | dí | flute | B2 |
| 长号 | chánghào | trombone | B2 |
| 口琴 | kǒuqín | harmonica | B2 |
| 手风琴 | shǒufēngqín | accordion | B2 |
| 萨克斯 | sàkèsī | sax/saxophone | B2 |
| 琵琶 | pípa | pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard | B2 |
| 二胡 | èrhú | Chinese erhu [two-stringed musical instrument] | B2 |
| 唢呐 | suǒnà | suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes/also written 鎖吶|锁呐/also called 喇叭 | B2 |
| 古筝 | gǔzhēng | zither or guzheng/large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times | B2 |
See also
- HSK Nouns (all HSK levels' noun lists together)
