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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1弹性 彈性 tán xìngtan2 xing4flexibility; elasticity
2 tántan2to 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)
3弹簧 彈簧 tán huángtan2 huang2spring
4弹力 彈力 tán tan2 li4elasticity; elastic force; spring; rebound; bounce
5Q弹 Q彈 q tánQ tan2(of a food's mouthfeel) springy; firm; al dente
6弹窗 彈窗 tán chuāngtan2 chuang1pop-up window (computing)
7弹出 彈出 tán chūtan2 chu1to eject; to exit from; to pop up
8弹斥 彈斥 tán chìtan2 chi4accuse and criticize
9弹拨乐器 彈撥樂器 tán yuè tan2 bo1 yue4 qi4plucked string instrument; Classifiers:
10弹拨乐 彈撥樂 tán yuètan2 bo1 yue4plucked string music
11弹拨 彈撥 tán tan2 bo1to pluck (a string)
12随珠弹雀 隨珠彈雀 suí zhū tán quèsui2 zhu1 tan2 que4gains cannot offset losses (idiom)
13起飞弹射 起飛彈射 fēi tán shèqi3 fei1 tan2 she4takeoff catapult (on aircraft carrier)
14拨子弹 撥子彈 tánbo1 zi3 tan2plectrum
15难弹 難彈 nán tánnan2 tan2hard to play (of music for stringed instrument)
16男儿有泪不轻弹 男兒有淚不輕彈 nán ér yǒu lèi qīng tánnan2 er2 you3 lei4 bu4 qing1 tan2real men do not easily cry (idiom)
17乱弹琴 亂彈琴 luàn tán qínluan4 tan2 qin2to talk nonsense; to behave like a fool
18珠泪偷弹 珠淚偷彈 zhū lèi tōu tánzhu1 lei4 tou1 tan2sad with hidden tears (idiom)
19旧调重弹 舊調重彈 jiù diào chóng tánjiu4 diao4 chong2 tan2replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited; to keep harping on about the same old stuff
20纠弹 糾彈 jiū tánjiu1 tan2to censure; to denounce; to impeach
21回弹 回彈 huí tánhui2 tan2(of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape; (fig.) to rebound; to bounce back
22高空弹跳 高空彈跳 gāo kōng tán tiàogao1 kong1 tan2 tiao4bungee jumping (Tw)
23反弹 反彈 fǎn tánfan3 tan2to bounce; to bounce back; to boomerang; to ricochet; rebound (of stock market etc); bounce; backlash; negative repercussions
24对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qíndui4 niu2 tan2 qin2lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general; to preach to deaf ears; to talk over sb's head
25重弹老调 重彈老調 chóng tán lǎo diàochong2 tan2 lao3 diao4to play the same old tune (idiom)

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