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dàn

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dàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dàn | dan4
English translation
crossball
bullet
shot
shell
ball
bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tán | tan2
English translation
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)

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About dàn

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

dàn

Contains the radical

gōng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

bow

Etymology of dàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

弓单

Semantic compound

gōng

Phonetic compound

Shàn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gōng represents the meaning and Shàn represents the sound. Simplified form of dàn .

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Example sentences using dàn

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平壤 Píng rǎng 周五 Zhōu wǔ zài Dōng 海岸 hǎi àn Zēng 发射 fāshè le Méi 短程 duǎn chéng 导弹 dǎodàn .

On Friday, Pyongyang also fired a short - range missile off its east coast.

日瓦戈将军 Jiāngjūn : 冬妮, 会弹三弦 qín ?

Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago : Tonya , can you play the balalaika?

xiě le Duàn 曲子 qǔzi , bìng zài 钢琴 gāng qín shǎng dàn gěi 我们 wǒmen yǐn .

He'd written a tune, and played it to us on the piano.

狙击手 jū jī shǒu de 子弹 zǐdàn làn le tóu dǐng 上方 liǎng 英寸 yīng cùn 地方 dìfāng de 墙头.

A sniper's bullet tore up a wall two inches above his head.

子弹 zǐdàn 只差 liǎng 英寸 yīng cùn jiù shè Zhōng le .

The bullet missed me by two inches.

Words with dàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
dàn to flick dàn
炸弹 zhà dàn bomb炸彈
子弹 zǐdàn bullet子彈
反弹 fǎn tán to bounce反彈
导弹 dǎodàn guided missile導彈
弹性 tánxìng flexibility彈性
弹药 dàn yào ammunition彈藥
核弹 hé dàn nuclear warhead核彈
炮弹 pào dàn artillery shell炮彈
原子弹 yuán zǐ dàn atom bomb原子彈
中弹 zhòng dàn shot中彈
手榴弹 shǒu liú dàn hand grenade手榴彈
动弹 dòng tan to budge動彈
弹簧 tán huáng spring彈簧
弹头 dàn tóu warhead彈頭
弹出 tán chū to eject彈出
弹道 dàn dào ballistic curve彈道
弹琴 tán qín to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument彈琴
弹力 tán lì elasticity彈力
弹奏 tán zòu to play (musical instrument, esp. string)彈奏
弹壳 dàn ké ammunition case彈殼
防弹 fáng dàn bulletproof防彈
弹劾 tán hé to impeach彈劾
弹道导弹 dàn dào dǎo dàn ballistic missile彈道導彈
火箭弹 huǒ jiàn dàn rocket (artillery)火箭彈

dàn Decomposition & Compounds

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dàn Decomposition

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