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  • 1

    v.pluck; play (a stringed musical instrument); play (with one's fingers or or an object)

    • tán qǔ zi

      曲子

      play a piece of music

    • tán gāng qín

      钢琴

      play the piano

    • tán jí tā

      吉他

      pluck the guitar

  • 2

    v.catapult; send forth; shoot (as with a catapult, etc.)

    • hé zi tán kāi le

      盒子

      The box sprang open.

    • jǐ gè hái zi zài tán bō li qiú

      孩子玻璃

      Some kids are shooting glass-balls.

    • tā pā de yī shēng bǎ dāo rèn tán chū

      一声刀刃

      He flicked the knife open.

  • 3

    v.leap; spring; bounce

    • cóng tiào bǎn shàng tán qǐ lai

      跳板起来

      Leap from the springboard

    • gài zi yī xià tán kāi le

      盖子

      The lid sprang open.

    • qiú cóng lán bǎn shang tán huí lái

      篮板回来

      The ball rebounded from the backboard.

  • 4

    v.flick; flip

    • tā tán diào xiù zi shang de chén tǔ

      袖子尘土

      He flicked the dust from his sleeve.

    • tā tán qù xuě jiā yān de yān huī

      雪茄烟灰

      He flicked the ashes from his cigar.

  • 5

    v.impeach; accuse; lash out at

    • jī tán

      satirize

  • 6

    v.be elastic

    • tán xìng biàn xíng

      变形

      elastic-deformation

    • tán huáng

      spring

  • 7

    v.fluff; tease

    • tán yáng máo

      羊毛

      fluff wool

    • tán mián hua

      棉花

      fluff cotton

Words and phrases with 弹

  • 弹射
    [word]catapult; criticize
  • 弹花
    [word]fluff cotton
  • 弹词
    [word]form of folk storytelling accompanied by the music of stringed instruments, traditionally popular in southern China
  • 弹指
    [word]snap one's fingers
  • 弹奏
    [word]pluck
  • 弹力裤
    [word]elasticated trousers
  • 弹簧床
    [word]spring bed
  • 弹簧门
    [word]swing door
  • 弹簧圈
    [word]spring coil
  • 弹指之间
    [idiom]during the snapping of the fingers
  • 弹冠相庆
    [idiom]congratulate each other on the prospect of getting good appointments

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