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  1. n. A long plucked zither used in Chinese traditional and classical music
  2. n. guzheng (a long plucked zither used in Chinese traditional and classical music)

Examples

  • “Other guests of Ms. Washburn's unorthodox approach to music include Wu Fei, who plays a Chinese zither known as a guzheng , and two throat singers from Mongolia.”

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  • “The guzheng is a 21-string, traditional Chinese instrument with movable bridges.”

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  • “Corner Girl," with Mr. Kittel providing chamber accompaniment, sits comfortably next to "Dreams of Nectar," which features the guzheng.”

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  • “On other floors, a fourth-grade class took an English spelling test while a group of seventh-graders practiced playing the Chinese yue qin guitar and the zither-like guzheng in a music class.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Growing Diversity Fuels Chinese School

  • “Here, the problem was partly remedied by a four-piece band who matched bass, drums and keyboards against traditional instruments such as the pipa lute and the zither-like guzheng.”

    The Guardian: Sa Dingding

  • “GANZ: During the rehearsal for "In C," Gyan Riley sat with his guitar directly in front of his father's keyboard and behind Kronos Quartet with a table of homemade instruments and a guzheng player to his left and a didgeridoo trio to his right.”

    NPR: Terry And Gyan Riley: Together IN C

  • “In 2008, he wrote "Xizhimen Traffic Lights" -- a work for cello, piano, guzheng

    The Wall Street Journal: Rocking Beijing

  • “Among these were dancers of different troupes (from traditional to Sinkiang), musicians (including a youth orchestra and a guzheng / di zi duo), singers of Chinese folk songs, Chinese yo-yo demonstrators, and operators in both the Dragon Dance and Lion Dance.”

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  • “She plays the guzheng - a kind of Chinese harp - and practices about 40 minutes a night by herself.”

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  • “The group's instruments include the erhu, the di, the pipa, the guzheng, the yangqin, and the ruan.”

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