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  • [dàn] ball; pellet | pellet
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[tán]
  1. 1. verb [指弹性] spring
    了回来。
    The door sprang back.
    不起来了。
    The ball doesn't bounce.
    香槟酒瓶盖上了天。
    The champagne cork shot into the air.
  2. 2. verb [棉花、羊毛] fluff … up
  3. 3. verb [土、灰、球] flick
  4. 4. verb [乐器] play
  5. 5. adjective springy

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[tán]
  1. 1. verb shoot (as with a catapult, etc.); send forth
    石子
    shoot pebbles with a catapult
  2. 2. verb fluff; tease
    棉花
    fluff (or tease) cotton (with a bow)
  3. 3. verb flick; flip
    烟灰
    flick the ash off a cigarette
    把帽子上的灰尘
    flick the dust off a hat
  4. 4. verb play (a stringed musical instrument); pluck
    钢琴
    play the piano
    琵琶
    pluck the pipa
  5. 5. verb spring; leap
    球从篮板上回来。
    The ball rebounded from the backboard.
    从跳板上起来
    leap from the springboard
  6. 6. verb accuse; impeach
  7. 7. adjective elastic
    elasticity; resilience; spring

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[tán]
  1. 1. 利用性作用发射。
    (dàn)弓笑谈鸟。
  2. 2. 用力把被别的指头压住的指头挣开,就势猛然触击物体
    把纸上的灰尘掉。
    冠相庆。
  3. 3. 用手指或器具拨弄或敲打乐器
    琵琶。
    琴。
    吉他。
    三弦。
  4. 4. 抨击;检举
    劾。
  5. 5. 物体受力变形,失去外力后又恢复原状
    力。
    性。
    簧。
  6. 6. 利用有(tán)力的器械使纤维变松软
    棉花。
    羊毛。

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头导
multiple warhead missile
把子压进
press the cartridges into the magazine
小明忽然成了兵器迷,尤其对反道导很有兴趣。
Xiao Ming is suddenly obsessed with weapons, he is especially interested in anti-ballistic missiles.
是评话和词的合称。
Pingtan (a form of storytelling and ballad singing in Suzhou dialect) is a general term for pinghua (storytelling as an entertainment) and tanci (storytelling to the accompaniment of stringed instruments and drums).
这种袜子是力丝制作的,性十足。
These socks are made of stretch yarn and have great elasticity.
打在石头上,爆起许多火星。
The bullet hit the rock and sent sparks flying from it.
爆炸了。
A bomb exploded.
盒子一打开,簧就绷出来了。
When the box was opened, the spring jumped out.
簧插座
cushion socket
冒着枪林雨冲锋陷阵
charge under a hail of bullets; charge under heavy fire

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nciku Video Note

[tán]

  • Scene:

    在蹦床上上下弹跳 / bouncing on the trampoline

  • Examples:

    弹性,弹力,弹棉花

  • Description:

    弹 means when an object or a human body bounces upwardly with or without a tool.

Related video notes: 弹、跳

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