弦

xián

string of a musical instrument; bowstring; watchspring; chord; hypotenuse

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

xián

这把古琴的弦已经断了，需要换一根新的。

zhè bǎ gǔqín de xián yǐjīng duàn le, xūyào huàn yī gēn xīn de.

The string of this guqin has broken and needs to be replaced with a new one.

One fixed sample

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