Pipa Meaning in English

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التعريف

In English, 'pipa' can refer to a toy kite or to a traditional Chinese musical instrument with a pear-shaped body and four strings.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

In Brazilian Portuguese, 'pipa' means kite (toy), but in other contexts—especially in Chinese culture—'pipa' is a musical instrument. In Spanish, 'cometa' is more common for the toy. In English, 'kite' is the toy, while 'pipa' only refers to the instrument. Context is important.

• Spanish: cometa - pipa (instrumento musical chino)
• Portuguese (BR): pipa - cometa (brinquedo) - pipa (instrumento musical chinês)
• Portuguese (PT): papagaio (brinquedo) - pipa (instrumento musical chinês)
• Chinese (Simplified): 风筝 - 琵琶
• Chinese (Traditional): 風箏 - 琵琶
• Hindi: पतंग - पिपा (चीनी वाद्य यंत्र)
• Arabic: طائرة ورقية - بيبا (آلة موسيقية صينية)
• Bengali: ঘুড়ি - পিপা (চীনা বাদ্যযন্ত্র)
• Russian: воздушный змей - пипа (музыкальный инструмент)
• Japanese: たこ（凧） - 琵琶（楽器）
• Vietnamese: diều - tì bà (nhạc cụ Trung Quốc)
• Korean: 연 (장난감) - 비파 (악기)
• Turkish: uçurtma - pipa (Çin çalgısı)
• Urdu: پتنگ - پپا (چینی ساز)
• Indonesian: layang-layang - pipa (alat musik Tiongkok)

جمل نموذجية

The pipa is a beautiful Chinese instrument.

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My brother made a colorful pipa for the festival.

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There's nothing like watching a pipa soar high above the beach.

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She played the pipa during the concert and amazed everyone.

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Kids spent the afternoon chasing after a runaway pipa.

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He likes to fly his pipa on windy days.

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