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弹
彈
tán
1.
to pluck (a string)
2.
to play (a string instrument)
3.
to spring or leap
4.
to shoot (e.g. with a catapult)
5.
(of cotton) to fluff or tease
6.
to flick
7.
to flip
8.
to accuse
9.
to impeach
10.
elastic (of materials)
Very Common • Top 1%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
动弹
dòngtan
to budge
反弹
fǎntán
to bounce
弹射
tánshè
to catapult
弹出
tánchū
to eject
弹力
tánlì
elasticity
弹劾
tánhé
to accuse of misconduct (in official task)
弹唱
tánchàng
to sing and play (plucked string instrument)
弹回
tánhuí
to rebound
弹压
tányā
to suppress
弹奏
tánzòu
to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
弹子
tánzi
towrope
弹性
tánxìng
flexibility
弹指
tánzhǐ
a snap of the fingers
弹拨
tánbō
to pluck (a string)
弹斥
tánchì
accuse and criticize
弹牙
tányá
al dente
弹球
tánqiú
to play marbles
弹琴
tánqín
to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
弹簧
tánhuáng
spring
弹纠
tánjiū
to accuse
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 631
- Word Frequency Rank
- 596 of 84,292