弹

dàn/tán

crossball; bullet

Traditional 彈

HSK 3.0 · Level 5 HSK 2.0 · Level 4 verbverb / noun

Meaning

dàn as in 子弹 dan4

crossball
bullet
shot
shell
ball

tán as in 弹性 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)

Example sentences

tā她kěyǐ可以bǎ把gāngqín钢琴dàn弹dé得hěn很hǎo好。

She can play the piano very well.
tā她wúfǎ无法bǎ把gāngqín钢琴dàn弹dé得hěn很hǎo好。

She can't play the piano very well.
wǒ我de的mǔqīn母亲gāngqín钢琴dàn弹dé得hěn很hǎo好。

My mother plays the piano well.
nǐ你yīdìng一定gāngqín钢琴dàn弹dé得hěn很hǎo好。

You certainly play the piano well.

HSK words with 弹

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