The invention discloses a vertical acoustic and electric-acoustic dual-purpose Chinese lute. The vertical acoustic and electric-acoustic dual-purpose Chinese lute is characterized in that a double-coil pickup (4) is arranged on a belly panel, is close to the tail end of the belly panel, is arranged between strings and the panel, is connected with an electric-acoustic output jack by a volume controller (6) and is used for outputting electric-acoustic tone; a piezoelectric sensor (7) is arranged on an attached handle (3), is arranged between a saddle and a ponticello, is connected with an acoustic output jack by a second volume controller or a switch and is used for outputting traditional tone. The vertical acoustic and electric-acoustic dual-purpose Chinese lute has the advantages that the traditional Chinese lute is improved, so that the traditional classic folk music can be played in a self-amplification manner on the basis that the tone and the shape of the traditional Chinese lute are kept, and can be replaced by the electric-acoustic tone by means of free switching, and the vertical acoustic and electric-acoustic dual-purpose Chinese lute is suitable for playing music in music festivals, outdoor environments or electric-acoustic concerts.