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弦

xián · xian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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我(wǒ)弄(nòng)断(duàn)了(le)我(wǒ)吉(jí)他(tā)的(de)一(yì)根(gēn)弦(xián)。

I broke a string on my guitar.

专(zhuān)家(jiā)就(jiù)好(hǎo)像(xiàng)一(yì)台(tái)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)一(yì)根(gēn)弦(xián)的(de)小(xiǎo)提(tí)琴(qín)一(yí)样(yàng)。

Specialists are people who have only one string on their violin.

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