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Pipa in Chinese and English

PipaEdit wordEdit summarySummary[ Pí pá ](English: Lute, pipa) is known as the "King of Folk Music", "King of Plucked Instruments", "Head of Plucked Instruments", "King of Plucked Instruments", "Head of Plucked Instruments". "Plucked stringed instrument. It is a plucked string instrument. It was introduced to the mainland from India via Guzi during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Made of wood. The sound box is half-pear-shaped, with four strings, and the neck and panel are equipped with "phases" and "products" for determining the pitch. When playing, hold it vertically, press the strings with the left hand, and play with the five fingers of the right hand. The pipa is an important national instrument that can be played as a solo instrument, accompaniment or ensemble. Historically, the so-called pipa, not only refers to the pear-shaped **** sound box of the curved pipa, but a variety of plucked instruments, similar in shape and size, such as the current liuqin, yueqin, ruan, etc., can be said to be pipa class instruments. The name "Bi", "Pa" is based on the right-hand technique to play these instruments. Pi and Pa was originally the name of the two playing techniques, Pi is the right hand forward, Pa is the right hand backward. Pipa is China's long history of the main plucked instruments