tán tiào
to bounce
to jump
to leap
tán
to 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)
dàn
crossball
bullet
shot
shell
ball
pào dàn
artillery shell
CL:枚[mei2]
zǐ dàn
bullet
CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1],發|发[fa1]
yuán zǐ dàn
atom bomb
atomic bomb
A-bomb
fǎn tán
to bounce
to bounce back
to boomerang
to ricochet
rebound (of stock market etc)
bounce
backlash
negative repercussions
dàn dào
trajectory (of a projectile)
ballistic curve
tán chàng
to sing and play (plucked string instrument)
tán zhǐ
a snap of the fingers
a short moment
in a flash
in the twinkling of an eye
tán chū
to eject
to exit from
to pop up
dǎo dàn
guided missile
cruise missile
missile
CL:枚[mei2]
tán shè
to catapult
to launch
to eject (from a plane)
to shoot
tán lì
elasticity
elastic force
spring
rebound
bounce
zhōu jì dǎo dàn
intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM
tán zòu
to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
tán qín
to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
Gāng dàn
Gundam, Japanese animation franchise
tán xìng mó liàng
modulus of elasticity
coefficient of restitution
dòng tan bu dé
to be unable to move a single step
tán hé
to accuse of misconduct (in official task)
to impeach
rán shāo dàn
fire bomb
incendiary device
hé dàn tóu
nuclear reentry vehicle
nuclear warhead
dàn piàn
shrapnel
splinter from shell
dàn zi
slingshot pellet
playing marbles
billiards
CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]
dàn xiá
magazine (for ammunition)
dàn jiá
ammunition clip
cartridge clip
magazine (for ammunition)
cuī lèi dàn
tear bomb
tear-gas grenade
duì niú tán qín
lit. 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
hè qiāng shí dàn
(of the military or police) to carry loaded rifles ready for an emergency
zhuāng dàn
to charge (ammunition into gun)
to load
chóng tán
to replay string instrument
fig. to harp on the same string
to raise the same old topic again
tóu dàn
to throw an explosive charge
to bomb
zhōu jì dàn dào dǎo dàn
intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM
luàn tán qín
to talk nonsense
to behave like a fool
dàn jìn liáng jué
out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits
xiǎo dàn
bomblet (of cluster bomb)
dǎo dàn hé qián tǐng
nuclear-powered missile submarine
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
real men do not easily cry (idiom)
tán cí
ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment
lǎo diào chóng tán
to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
tán huáng dāo
flick knife
switchblade
spring-loaded knife
tán zhǐ zhī jiān
a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant
in a short moment
in a flash
in the twinkling of an eye
tán guān xiāng qìng
lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment
to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)
tán yā
to suppress
to quell (a disturbance)
repression
tán bō yuè qì
plucked string instrument
CL:件[jian4]
qiú dàn
ball (in sport, incl. billiards)
dú qì dàn
poison gas shell
poison gas grenade
tán huā
to soften cotton fiber by fluffing
dǎo dàn qián tǐng
(guided) missile submarine
zǐ mǔ dàn
(military) cluster bomb
shrapnel
zì zhì zhà dàn
improvised explosive device IED
tán tú yú
mudskipper (amphibious fish)
chòu dàn
dead bomb (i.e. not exploding on impact)
dàn jìn yuán jué
out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits
fǎn dǎo dǎo dàn
anti-missile missile (such as the Patriot Missile)
nán tán
hard to play (of music for stringed instrument)
jiū tán
to censure
to denounce
to impeach
zǐ dàn huǒ chē
bullet train
Shinkansen 新幹線|新干线, Japanese high-speed train
jiù diào chóng tán
replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited
to keep harping on about the same old stuff
liú sǎn dàn
canister shot
cluster bomb
shrapnel shell
shāo yí dàn
fire bomb
incendiary device
mǔ dàn
parent shell (of a cluster bomb)
yī tán zhǐ qǐng
a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
in the twinkling of an eye
qǐ fēi tán shè
take-off catapult (on aircraft carrier)
zhè dàn
slingshot made from the 柘[zhe4] tree
yuán zǐ bào pò dàn yào
atomic demolition munition
dǎo dàn wǔ qì jì shù kòng zhì zhì dù
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
liú dàn
high explosive shell
grenade
liú xiàn dàn
shrapnel shell
shrapnel
also pr. [liu2 san3 dan4]
huǒ jiàn tuī jìn liú dàn
rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)
dá mǔ dàn
dumdum bullet (loanword)
expanding bullet
huí tán
(of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape
(fig.) to rebound
to bounce back
dàn jiā
ammunition clip
cartridge clip
magazine (for ammunition)
dàn zi suǒ
pin tumbler lock
spring lock
dàn mù
barrage (military)
"bullet screen", function which allows viewers to post on-screen comments in videos, movies etc in real time
danmaku (video game sub-genre)
tán chuāng
pop-up window (computing)
liǎng dàn yī xīng
refers to the historical achievement of China by 1970 in producing and successfully detonating an atomic bomb (1964), a hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)