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弹

dàn · dan/tán · tan

Traditional 彈

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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dàn 彈

  1. crossball
  2. bullet
  3. shot
  4. shell
  5. ball

tán 彈

  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)
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The one song

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)会(huì)弹(tán)吉他(jítā)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, can you play the guitar?

  2. Dengdeng

    会(huì)一点(yīdiǎn)，我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)刚(gāng)学会(xuéhuì)弹(tán)一首(yīshǒu)歌(gē)。

    A little. I just learned to play one song yesterday.

  3. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，你(nǐ)弹(tán)给(gěi)我(wǒ)听听(tīngtīng)吧(ba)。

    Great, play it for me!

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)弹(tán)了(le)。你(nǐ)听出来(tīngchūlái)是(shì)什么(shénme)歌(gē)了(le)吗(ma)？

    OK, I'm playing. Can you tell which song it is?

  5. Liangliang

    嗯(ēn)……是(shì)生日(shēngrì)快乐(kuàilè)歌(gē)吗(ma)？

    Hmm... is it the birthday song?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！下个月(xiàgèyuè)你(nǐ)过(guò)生日(shēngrì)，我(wǒ)还(hái)弹(tán)这首(zhèshǒu)。

    Right! Next month is your birthday, and I'll play this one again.

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01

我(wǒ)的(de)爱(ài)好(hào)是(shì)开(kāi)车(chē)和(hé)弹(tán)吉(jí)他(tā)。

My hobbies are driving and playing the guitar.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

球(qiú)弹(tán)呀(ya)弹(tán)呀(ya)的(de)弹(tán)进(jìn)了(le)邻(lín)家(jiā)的(de)花(huā)园(yuán)。

The ball bounded away into our neighbor's garden.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Jesse · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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