弹 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified character
Traditional character

弹 English definition

dàn

  • (dan4) crossball
  • bullet
  • shot
  • shell
  • ball
  • (tan2) to pluck (a string)
  • to play (a string instrument)
  • to spring or leap
  • to shoot (e.g. with a catapult)
  • (of cotton) to fluff or tease
  • to flick
  • to flip
  • to accuse
  • to impeach
  • elastic (of materials)

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : but; yet; however; only; merely; still;
  • : great; severe;
  • : to eat; to taste; to entice (using bait);
  • : Japanese variant of 彈|弹;
  • : dread; fear; dislike;
  • : peace;
  • : dawn; morning; day-break; day;
  • : a kind of wooden desk without legs;
  • : nitrogen (chemistry);
  • : insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen;
  • : tranquil; placid; quiet;
  • : pit; cave;
  • : lotus;
  • : egg; oval-shaped; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2];
  • : Tanka people;
  • : birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase;
  • : denseness of clouds;
  • : long hair;
  • : a kind of nightingale;

Sentences examples with 弹

  • 我四岁开始学习弹钢琴。
    Wǒ sì suì kāishǐ xuéxí dàn gāngqín.

Words containing 弹, by HSK level