Chinese Word of the Day

吉他演奏家
jí tā yǎn zòu jiā

guitarist

Definitions

English > Chinese
guitarist
1. 吉他弹奏者
Components
吉他	jítā
1. n. (musical instrument) guitar
彈tán 吉他 - to play the guitar
吉	jí
1. auspicious; lucky
2. good
3. (Cantonese, euphemistic) empty
4. Short for 吉林 (Jilin Province)
他	tā
1. (Mandarin) he; him; she; her (originally gender-neutral; nowadays usually referring to males)
他去了。 - He went away.
我認識shi 他。 - I know him.
2. other; another
別無他求 - have no other request (formal)
演	yǎn
1. to develop; to evolve
2. to deduce
3. to perform; to act; to put on
4. to drill; to practice; to exercise
奏	zòu
1. to play (music)
2. memorialize an emperor
3. report
家	jiā, jia
1. home
我的家就在這裡。 - My home is here.
2. house
3. family; household
家庭 - family
家族 - clan; family
4. (polite, for family member) my
5. domesticated; domestic
6. (Classifier for families, businesses and companies.)
7. school of thought; philosophical school
儒家 - Confucian school
道家 - Daoist School
8. (Suffix denoting a person with a certain occupation or social standing.) -er
9. (Suffix denoting specialist in a certain activity or field.) -ist; -er
藝術家 - artist
科學家 - scientist
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