Chinese word dictionary

琴瑟和鸣

qín sè hé míng · in perfect harmony; in sync; lit. qin and se sing in harmony

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Word information

Simplified琴瑟和鸣

Traditional琴瑟和鳴

Pinyinqín sè hé míng

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Character breakdown

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琴qín

Chinese lute or guitar, string instrument

瑟sè

a large string instrument; to tremble, to vibrate

和hé

harmony, peace; calm, peaceful

鸣míng

a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound

How to learn 琴瑟和鸣

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和hé

old variant of 和

和hé

(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2]); old variant of 和[he2]; surname He

钢琴gāngqín

piano; CL:架[jia4],臺|台[tai2]

暖和nuǎnhuo

warm; nice and warm

琴qín

guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general; variant of 琴[qin2], guqin or zither

和平hépíng

peace; peaceful