Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
笛
dí
Description
“笛”是一种用竹子或金属做的乐器，我们用嘴吹它，就能发出好听的声音。
"笛" is a musical instrument made of bamboo or metal that we blow into with our mouth to produce pleasant sounds.
警察和裁判也会用一种小笛子来发信号。
Police and referees also use a small 笛 to give signals.
Meanings
笛dí
flute; a wind musical instrument
她会吹笛，声音很美。
She can play the flute, and it sounds beautiful.
哨笛shàodí
whistle used to make signals
裁判吹了一声笛，比赛开始了。
The referee blew the whistle, and the game started.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
the 竹 (bamboo) radical shows the flute was originally made of bamboo.
- Nuance
笛 alone is formal; in daily speech people usually say 笛子.
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