弹琴 彈琴
弹琴 彈琴 tán qín ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ taan4 kam4
- to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
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弹 彈
- 动弹 動彈 dòng tan ㄉㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄊㄢ dung6 daan6 to budge
- 反弹 反彈 fǎn tán ㄈㄢˇ ㄊㄢˊ faan2 daan6 to bounce
- 子弹 子彈 zǐ dàn ㄗˇ ㄉㄢˋ zi2 daan2 bullet
- 导弹 導彈 dǎo dàn ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄢˋ dou6 daan2 (guided) missile
- 弹性 彈性 tán xìng ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ daan6 sing3 flexibility
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- 炸弹 炸彈 zhà dàn ㄓㄚˋ ㄉㄢˋ zaa3 daan2 bomb
- 飞弹 飛彈 fēi dàn ㄈㄟ ㄉㄢˋ fei1 daan2 (Tw) missile
- 原子弹 原子彈 yuán zǐ dàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇ ㄉㄢˋ jyun4 zi2 daan2 atomic bomb; A-bomb
- Q弹 Q彈 Q tán Q ㄊㄢˊ daan6 (of a food's mouthfeel) springy
- 中弹 中彈 zhòng dàn ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ zung3 daan2 to get hit by a bullet; to get shot
- 卡弹 卡彈 kǎ dàn ㄎㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ kaa1 daan2 to jam (rifle)
- 回弹 回彈 huí tán ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄢˊ wui4 daan6 (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape
- 实弹 實彈 shí dàn ㄕˊ ㄉㄢˋ sat6 daan2 live ammunition
- 小弹 小彈 xiǎo dàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄢˋ siu2 daan2 bomblet (of cluster bomb)
- 弹丸 彈丸 dàn wán ㄉㄢˋ ㄨㄢˊ daan6 jyun2 pellet
- 弹出 彈出 tán chū ㄊㄢˊ ㄔㄨ daan6 ceot1 to eject
- 弹力 彈力 tán lì ㄊㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ daan6 lik6 elasticity
- 弹劾 彈劾 tán hé ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ taan4 hat6 to impeach (an official)
- 弹匣 彈匣 dàn xiá ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄚˊ daan6 haap6 magazine (for ammunition)
- 弹唱 彈唱 tán chàng ㄊㄢˊ ㄔㄤˋ taan4 coeng3 to sing and play (plucked string instrument)
琴
- 钢琴 鋼琴 gāng qín ㄍㄤ ㄑㄧㄣˊ gong3 kam4 piano
- 小提琴 xiǎo tí qín ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ siu2 tai4 kam4 fiddle
- 伦琴 倫琴 Lún qín ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ leon4 kam4 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), German mechanical engineer
- 口琴 kǒu qín ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ hau2 kam4 harmonica
- 古琴 gǔ qín ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ gu2 kam4 guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers
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- 嘴琴 zuǐ qín ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ zeoi2 kam4 Jew's harp
- 坠琴 墜琴 zhuì qín ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ zeoi6 kam4 same as 坠胡
- 提琴 tí qín ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ tai4 kam4 instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass)
- 扬琴 揚琴 yáng qín ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ joeng4 kam4 yangqin
- 抚琴 撫琴 fǔ qín ㄈㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ fu2 kam4 to play the zither
- 月琴 yuè qín ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ jyut6 kam4 yueqin, a lute with oval or octagonal sound box
- 木琴 mù qín ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ muk6 kam4 xylophone
- 柳琴 liǔ qín ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ lau5 kam4 liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin
- 洋琴 yáng qín ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ joeng4 kam4 variant of 扬琴
- 琴师 琴師 qín shī ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕ kam4 si1 player of a stringed instrument
- 琴弓 qín gōng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ kam4 gung1 bow (of a stringed instrument)
- 琴弦 qín xián ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ kam4 jin4 string (of a stringed instrument)
- 琴手 qín shǒu ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ kam4 sau2 player of a stringed instrument
- 琴书 琴書 qín shū ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄨ kam4 syu1 traditional art form, consisting of sung story telling with musical accompaniment
- 琴瑟 qín sè ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄜˋ kam4 sat1 qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony
Idioms with these characters
- 弹尽粮绝 彈盡糧絕 dàn jìn liáng jué ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ daan2 zeon6 loeng4 zyut6 out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits
- 弹尽援绝 彈盡援絕 dàn jìn yuán jué ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ daan2 zeon6 wun4 zyut6 out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits
- 弹丸之地 彈丸之地 dàn wán zhī dì ㄉㄢˋ ㄨㄢˊ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ daan6 jyun2 zi1 dei6 (idiom) tiny speck of land; small area
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- 对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
- 荷枪实弹 荷槍實彈 hè qiāng shí dàn ㄏㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄕˊ ㄉㄢˋ ho6 coeng1 sat6 daan2 (idiom) armed
- 旧调重弹 舊調重彈 jiù diào chóng tán ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄢˊ gau6 diu6 cung4 taan4 replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited
- 老调重弹 老調重彈 lǎo diào chóng tán ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄢˊ lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4 to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
- 弹冠相庆 彈冠相慶 tán guān xiāng qìng ㄊㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄥˋ daan6 gun3 soeng1 hing3 lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment
- 弹指之间 彈指之間 tán zhǐ zhī jiān ㄊㄢˊ ㄓˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ taan4 zi2 zi1 gaan1 (idiom) in a flash; instantly
- 一弹指顷 一彈指頃 yī tán zhǐ qǐng ㄧ ㄊㄢˊ ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄥˇ jat1 daan6 zi2 king2 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
- 琴剑飘零 琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo líng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ kam4 gim3 piu1 ling4 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
- 琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ kam4 kei4 syu1 waa2 (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- 人琴俱亡 rén qín jù wáng ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄨㄤˊ jan4 kam4 keoi1 mong4 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
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Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 弹琴 彈琴 比 我 好
Tom plays the piano better than I do.
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我 不会 不會 弹琴 彈琴 ， 不过 不過 她 会 會 。
I can't play the piano, but she can.
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跟 小人 说理 說理 ， 就 如同 对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 。
Reasoning with a villain is pointless.
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我 每次 去 巴黎 ， 都会 都會 去 圣心 聖心 大教堂 ， 坐 在台 阶 階 上 ， 听 下面 的 人 唱歌 、 弹琴 彈琴 。
Every time I go to Paris, I visit the Sacred Heart Basilica, sit on the steps, and listen to the people below singing and playing musical instruments.
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