dà ruǎn 🔊 daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and… + Keep this word Meanings dà ruǎn daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range Its characters 大dàbig; old (in age)HSK 1阮ruǎnruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute