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HSK 6
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)
弹跳
tántiào
to bounce
弹斥
tánchì
accuse and criticize
弹簧
tánhuáng
spring
弹球
tánqiú
to play marbles
弹琴
tánqín
to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
手弹
shǒután
fingered (bass)
弹拨
tánbō
to pluck (a string)
弹词
táncí
ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian [[三弦]] or pipa [[琵琶]] accompaniment
弹指
tánzhǐ
a snap of the fingers
弹牙
tányá
al dente
弹性
tánxìng
flexibility
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
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 631
- Word Frequency Rank
- 596 of 84,292