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Meaning of 谭

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谭 (Trad.: 譚)
Pinyin: tán
English Definition: variant of 谈 ; surname Tan
Chinese Definition:
①宏大,广大。
Total strokes: 14; Radical: 言
Pictophonetic:覃 indicates the sound; 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
    • 覃 [ tán ] to reach, to spread to; deep, extensive
Similar Characters: 潭 憛
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Example Words
天方夜谭 tiān fāng yè tán The Arabian Nights (classic story)
天方夜谭 tiān fāng yè tán fantasy story
谭嗣同 tán sì tóng Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
谭盾 tán dùn Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer
谭咏麟 tán yǒng lín Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor
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Example Sentences
1
这发现
‘
为激动人心的新结果进一步强化了恒星形成的普遍机制
,
’
来自佛罗里达大学的天文学家约翰森
。
谭说
。
The finding is "an exciting new result that further strengthens the case for a universal mechanism of star formation," says astronomer Jonathan Tan of the University of Florida, Gainesville.
2
最近
,
肯尼斯
·
谭
(
音
)
在
“
上海人
”
网站上发布了陆克文新年贺词的录像带
,
值得一看
。
Kenneth Tan at the Shanghaiist recently highlighted Rudd' s videotaped New Year' s greeting, which is worth a look.
3
有个问题
,
谭说
,
在巨型与小恒星间
,
谁的形成机制更有效
,
因为那可能是确定星际物质形成机制
。
One question, Tan says, is how efficiently the process works for massive versus light stars, because that's likely to be the mechanism that determines stellar mass.
4
不出意外
,
谭还有帮助他的志愿者所作的努力遭遇来自当地批准建造那些劣质建筑的官员的阻力
。
Not surprisingly, the efforts of Tan and the volunteers helping him were met with resistance from the local officials who had approved those buildings.
5
社区驱动方法应用于实践的一个经典范例
(
项目
)
是在印度尼西亚
-
世界银行资助的凯卡玛谭发展项目
。
A classic example of the community driven approach being put into action is in Indonesia - through the Bank supported Kecamatan Development Program.