sàn

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  1. 1. to scatter
  2. 2. to break up (a meeting etc)
  3. 3. to disperse
  4. 4. to disseminate
  5. 5. to dispel
  6. 6. (coll.) to sack

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Words Containing 散

分散
fēn sàn

to scatter

扩散
kuò sàn

to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse

散布
sàn bù

to disseminate

散文
sǎn wén

prose

散步
sàn bù

to take a walk; to go for a walk

散发
sàn fā

to distribute

疏散
shū sàn

to scatter

解散
jiě sàn

to dissolve

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn

to disperse in confusion (idiom)

一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn

(idiom) (of marriage or business partners) to break up; to separate

一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā

lit. like a sheet of loose sand

一哄而散
yī hòng ér sàn

see 一哄而散[yī hōng ér sàn]

不扩散核武器条约
bù kuò sàn hé wǔ qì tiáo yuē

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

不欢而散
bù huān ér sàn

to part on bad terms

不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn

lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)

五苓散
wǔ líng sǎn

poria five powder

人心涣散
rén xīn huàn sàn

(of a nation, government etc) demoralized

作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn

lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)

光纤分散式资料介面
guāng xiān fēn sàn shì zī liào jiè miàn

fiber distributed data interface

冗散
rǒng sǎn

(literary) idle; unemployed

分散和弦
fēn sàn hé xián

(music) arpeggio

分散式
fēn sàn shì

distributed

千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

反散射
fǎn sǎn shè

backscatter

吹散
chuī sàn

to disperse

和散那
hé sǎn nà

Hosanna (in Christian praise)

四散
sì sàn

to disperse

四散奔逃
sì sàn bēn táo

to scatter in all directions

天下没有不散的宴席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

see 天下沒有不散的筵席|天下没有不散的筵席[tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí]

天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí

all good things must come to an end (idiom)

失散
shī sàn

to lose touch with

好聚好散
hǎo jù hǎo sàn

to part without hard feelings (idiom)

如鸟兽散
rú niǎo shòu sàn

lit. to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)

妻离子散
qī lí zǐ sàn

a family wrenched apart (idiom)

尼散月
ní sàn yuè

Nisan, the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar

弥散
mí sàn

to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)

懒散
lǎn sǎn

indolent; negligent; slack

打散
dǎ sàn

to scatter

披头散发
pī tóu sàn fà

with dishevelled hair (idiom)

拆散
chāi sàn

to break up (a marriage, family etc)

抛散
pāo sàn

to scatter; to disperse

扩散周知
kuò sàn zhōu zhī

to let everyone know

散乱
sǎn luàn

in disorder

散亡
sàn wáng

dispersed and lost

散件
sǎn jiàn

spare parts

散伙
sàn huǒ

to disband

散伙饭
sàn huǒ fàn

farewell dinner party

散光
sǎn guāng

astigmatism

散光
sàn guāng

to diffuse light

散兵
sǎn bīng

stragglers

散兵坑
sǎn bīng kēng

foxhole (military)

散出
sàn chū

to spill out

散列
sǎn liè

to hash

散剂
sǎn jì

powder medicine

散匪
sǎn fěi

scattered bandits

散场
sàn chǎng

(of a theater) to empty

散失
sàn shī

to squander

散学
sàn xué

end of school

散客
sǎn kè

FIT (free independent traveler)

散射
sǎn shè

(physics) to scatter

散居
sǎn jū

(of a group of people) to live scattered over an area

散工
sǎn gōng

day labor

散工
sàn gōng

to release from work at the end of the day

散席
sàn xí

end of a banquet

散座
sǎn zuò

single seat (in theater)

散弹
sǎn dàn

(gun) shot

散弹枪
sǎn dàn qiāng

shotgun

散心
sàn xīn

to drive away cares

散心解闷
sàn xīn jiě mèn

to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)

散闷
sàn mèn

to divert oneself from melancholy

散戏
sàn xì

end of a show

散户
sǎn hù

the small investor

散打
sǎn dǎ

mixed martial arts

散播
sàn bō

to spread

散摊子
sàn tān zi

to break up; to disband

散散步
sàn sàn bù

to have a stroll

散文诗
sǎn wén shī

prose poem

散景
sǎn jǐng

bokeh (photography)

散曲
sǎn qǔ

verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing

散会
sàn huì

to disperse a meeting

散束
sàn shù

scattering of bundle (of electrons in vacuum tube)

散板
sǎn bǎn

to fall apart

散架
sǎn jià

to fall apart

散水
sàn shuǐ

apron (sloping brickwork to disperse water)

散沙
sǎn shā

scattered sand

散漫
sǎn màn

undisciplined

散焦
sàn jiāo

to defocus

散热
sàn rè

to dissipate heat

散热器
sàn rè qì

radiator (for heating a room)

散热片
sàn rè piàn

heat sink

散热膏
sàn rè gāo

thermal grease

散尽
sàn jìn

to be totally dispersed (crowd)

散碎
sǎn suì

in fragments

散粉
sǎn fěn

loose powder (makeup)

散职
sǎn zhí

sinecure

散腿裤
sǎn tuǐ kù

loose-fitting pants

散落
sǎn luò

to lie scattered (over an area)

散落
sàn luò

to disperse

散装
sǎn zhuāng

loose goods

散见
sǎn jiàn

seen periodically

散记
sǎn jì

random jottings

散话
sǎn huà

digression

散诞
sǎn dàn

free and unfettered

散逸
sàn yì

dispersal

散逸层
sàn yì céng

exosphere

散钱
sǎn qián

small sum of money

散钱
sàn qián

to scatter money

散开
sàn kāi

to separate

散养
sǎn yǎng

free-range raising (of poultry, cattle etc)

散体
sǎn tǐ

free prose style

散点图
sǎn diǎn tú

scatter plot

旅游集散中心
lǚ yóu jí sàn zhōng xīn

tour group assembly and dispatch center

果实散播
guǒ shí sàn bō

fruit dispersal

核不扩散
hé bù kuò sàn

nuclear nonproliferation

核扩散
hé kuò sàn

nuclear proliferation

树倒猢狲散
shù dǎo hú sūn sàn

When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause

气体扩散
qì tǐ kuò sàn

gaseous diffusion

消散
xiāo sàn

to dissipate

涣散
huàn sàn

to slacken

溃散
kuì sàn

(of troops) to be routed and dispersed

无业闲散
wú yè xián sǎn

unemployed and idle

烟消云散
yān xiāo yún sàn

to vanish like smoke in thin air

疏散措施
shū sàn cuò shī

evacuation

发散
fā sàn

to disperse

尽欢而散
jìn huān ér sàn

to disperse after a happy time (idiom)

紧急疏散
jǐn jí shū sàn

emergency evacuation

耗散
hào sàn

to dissipate

聚散
jù sàn

coming together and separating

自由散漫
zì yóu sǎn màn

easygoing

蒸散
zhēng sàn

(plant) evapotranspiration

蓬散
péng sǎn

loose; ruffled; disheveled

蓬头散发
péng tóu sàn fà

disheveled

走散
zǒu sàn

to wander off

辐射散射
fú shè sǎn shè

radiation scattering

退散
tuì sàn

to retreat and scatter

逸散
yì sàn

(of gas, liquid, toxins, heat etc) to escape; to dissipate

遣散
qiǎn sàn

to disband

遣散费
qiǎn sàn fèi

severance pay

闲散
xián sǎn

laid back; leisurely

阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn

lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)

集散
jí sàn

to assemble (goods, passengers etc from various locations) and dispatch (them)

集散地
jí sàn dì

distribution center

离散
lí sàn

(of family members) separated from one another; scattered about; dispersed

离散性
lí sàn xìng

discreteness

离散数学
lí sàn shù xué

discrete mathematics

云散风流
yún sàn fēng liú

lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down

云消雾散
yún xiāo wù sàn

the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)

零散
líng sǎn

scattered

风流云散
fēng liú yún sàn

lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)

飘散
piāo sàn

to waft (through the air); to drift

飞散
fēi sàn

(of smoke) to disperse; to dissipate

驱散
qū sàn

to disperse (a crowd etc)

松散
sōng san

to relax

松散物料
sōng san wù liào

diffuse medium (liquid or gas)

魂飞魄散
hún fēi pò sàn

lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)

鸟兽散
niǎo shòu sàn

to scatter like birds and beasts