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弹

dàn

HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

1. crossball
2. bullet
3. shot
4. shell
5. ball

Example Sentences

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我弹钢琴。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 763739)

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Words Containing 弹

towrope

slingshot made from the 柘[zhè] tree

fǎn jiàn dǎo dàn

anti-ship missile

hè qiāng shí dàn

(idiom) armed

yǒu tán xìng

flexible

fàng yān mù dàn

to spread a smokescreen

ammunition

dàn jìn yuán jué

out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits

zǐ mǔ pào dàn

artillery cluster bomb

xún háng dǎo dàn

cruise missile

dàn hén lěi lěi

bullet-riddled

táng yī pào dàn

sugar-coated bullets, term used by Mao (originally in 1949) to refer to corrupting bourgeois influences

shǒu liú dàn

hand grenade

catapult

to play marbles

armor piercing shell

ammunition dump

accuse and criticize

dòng tan bu dé

to be unable to move a single step

bullet hole

ammunition clip

to charge (ammunition into gun)

elasticity

dàn dào dǎo dàn

ballistic missile

zǐ mǔ zhà dàn

cluster bomb

lù jī dǎo dàn

land-based missile

to accuse

paintball

(of a food's mouthfeel) springy

grapeshot

qì chē zhà dàn

car bomb

tán huáng suǒ

spring lock

missile

kōng kōng dǎo dàn

air-to-air missile

内爆法原子弹

nèi bào fǎ yuán zǐ dàn

implosion atomic bomb

导弹核潜艇

dǎo dàn hé qián tǐng

nuclear-powered missile submarine

barrage (military)

to catapult

dìng shí zhà dàn

time bomb

(guided) missile

tán xìng mó liàng

modulus of elasticity

shēn shuǐ zhà dàn

depth charge

hard to play (of music for stringed instrument)

弹指一挥间

tán zhǐ yī huī jiān

in a flash (idiom)

bomblet (of cluster bomb)

zài dàn liàng

payload

anti-missile

tán xìng xíng biàn

elastic deformation

luàn tán qín

to talk nonsense

zhàn shù dǎo dàn

tactical missile

liǎng dàn yī xīng

(China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)

zhà dàn zhī mǔ

Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), or Mother of All Bombs, a powerful American bomb

stray bullet

warhead

tán huáng diàn quān

spring washer

(military) cluster bomb

jí shù zhà dàn

cluster bomb

high explosive shell

plucked string music

zì zhì zhà dàn

improvised explosive device IED

bomb

to sing and play (plucked string instrument)

spring

fǎn dàn dǎo dàn

antimissile missile

tán zhǐ zhī jiān

(idiom) in a flash; instantly

jì shí zhà dàn

time bomb

dàn wán zhī dì

(fig.) tiny speck of land; small area

incendiary bomb

dàn jìn liáng jué

out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits

zhèn hàn dàn

stun grenade

凝固汽油弹

níng gù qì yóu dàn

napalm

howitzer

to impeach (an official)

shēng wù dàn yào

biological ammunition

artillery shell

foxhole

luó jí zhà dàn

logic bomb

yī tán zhǐ qǐng

a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash

plectrum

hail of bullets

marbles

to rebound

zhà dàn zhī fù

Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP), or Father of All Bombs, a powerful Russian bomb

atom bomb

zhào míng dàn

flare; star shell

sǎn dàn qiāng

shotgun

xiàn dàn qiāng

shotgun

duì niú tán qín

lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)

live ammunition

空对空导弹

kōng duì kōng dǎo dàn

air-to-air missile

汽车炸弹事件

qì chē zhà dàn shì jiàn

car bombing

榴弹发射器

liú dàn fā shè qì

grenade launcher

to suppress

qǐ fēi tán shè

takeoff catapult (on aircraft carrier)

tán huáng dāo

flick knife

rán shāo dàn

fire bomb

huǒ jiàn dàn

rocket (artillery)

洲际弹道导弹

zhōu jì dàn dào dǎo dàn

intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM

liú xiàn dàn

shrapnel shell

nuclear missile

男儿有泪不轻弹

nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán

real men do not easily cry (idiom)

bullet

大型空爆炸弹

dà xíng kōng bào zhà dàn

Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), a powerful American bomb

to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument

bullet hole

bulletproof

tear bomb

ball (in sport, incl. billiards)

to replay string instrument

bullet

bomb crater

bean bag round

wēng wēng dàn

buzzing bomb

huà xué dàn yào

chemical ammunition

gas projectile

反舰艇巡航导弹

fǎn jiàn tǐng xún háng dǎo dàn

anti-ship cruise missile

yuǎn chéng dǎo dàn

long distance missile

红外线导引飞弹

hóng wài xiàn dǎo yǐn fēi dàn

infrared guided missile

shrapnel; shell fragment

kōng dì dǎo dàn

air-to-surface missile

自杀炸弹杀手

zì shā zhà dàn shā shǒu

suicide bomber

dirty bomb

pinball

yuán zǐ bào dàn

atom bomb

to bounce

poison gas shell

slingshot pellet

zǐ dàn huǒ chē

bullet train

trajectory (of a projectile); ballistic curve

to bounce

弹药补给站

dàn yào bǔ jǐ zhàn

ammunition depot

yè guāng dàn

tracer ammunition

自杀式炸弹

zì shā shì zhà dàn

a suicide bomb

huà xué háng dàn

chemical bomb

tán huáng chèng

spring balance

tán shè zuò cāng

ejection capsule (cabin)

liè biàn zhà dàn

fission bomb

ammunition case

bulletproof vest

dumdum bullet (loanword)

al dente

to get hit by a bullet; to get shot

to censure

jiān shè dǎo dàn

shoulder-fired missile

tán shè zuò yǐ

ejection seat

nuclear warhead

zhèn xuàn dàn

stun grenade

zhòng bàng zhà dàn

(fig.) sth that produces shockwaves

dǎo dàn qián tǐng

(guided) missile submarine

H-bomb

to play (musical instrument, esp. string)

to eject

to pluck (a string)

pellet

导弹武器技术控制制度

dǎo dàn wǔ qì jì shù kòng zhì zhì dù

Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

pin tumbler lock

to throw an explosive charge

pop-up window (computing)

Gundam, Japanese animation franchise

smoke bomb

tán guān xiāng qìng

lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment

bean bag round

magazine (for ammunition)

nuclear reentry vehicle

ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment

bomb

dead bomb (i.e. not exploding on impact)

地对空导弹

dì duì kōng dǎo dàn

ground-to-air missile

原子爆破弹药

yuán zǐ bào pò dàn yào

atomic demolition munition

pachinko

tán bō yuè qì

plucked string instrument

tán tiào bǎn

springboard

to snap one's fingers

to catapult

mudskipper (amphibious fish)

to cluck

zhōng zǐ dàn

neutron bomb

hóng sè zhà dàn

(jocular) wedding invitation (lit. \red bomb\, because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift)

zhōu jì dǎo dàn

intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM

ricochet

paintball (sports)

to soften cotton fiber by fluffing

to jam (rifle)

parent shell (of a cluster bomb)

qiāng liú dàn

rifle grenade

tán huáng mén

swing door

(of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape

(gun) shot

flexibility

火箭推进榴弹

huǒ jiàn tuī jìn liú dàn

rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)

fǎn dǎo dǎo dàn

anti-missile missile (such as the Patriot Missile)

to budge