彈 (daan2) — elasticity; spring; stretch in Cantonese

daanˊ²彈

简弹

Mandarin Pinyin: dan4

Meaning of 彈

nounelasticity; spring; stretch

nouncatapult; shoot off; flick; flip

nounpellet; ball; bullet; bomb

nounbounce; spring; leap

noun(verb) 1. spring; 2. bounce;/to complain; (of musical instrument) 1. play; 3. jump out; (adjective) bouncy

Example Sentences with 彈

keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅fukˍ₆服mouˍ₆務taai˗₃態douˍ₆度mouˏ₅冇dakˉ¹得taanˎ₄彈

Her attitude toward serving people couldn't be better.

siˍ₆示waiˉ¹威zeˊ²者hoeng˗₃向gingˊ²警caat˗₃察deng˗₃掟sek6,石﹐jiˎ₄而gingˊ²警caat˗₃察jungˍ₆用zoengˍ₆橡gaauˉ¹膠ziˊ²子daanˊ²彈wuiˎ₄回ging˗₃敬。

Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.

baat˗₃八daai˗₃帶jyuˎ₄魚houˊ²好taanˎ₄彈ngaaˎ₄牙

The octopus is very chewy.

keoiˏ₅佢sikˉ¹識taanˊ²彈kungˉ¹箜hauˎ₄篌。

She knows how to play the harp.

taanˎ₄彈co˗₃錯woˎ₄和haanˎ₄絃

Played the wrong chord.

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Words Containing 彈

彈性繃帶daan6 sing3 bang1 daai2

an elastic bandage, an elastic wrap; a compression bandage

彈票daan6 piu3

a bounced check; a check written against insufficient funds

原子彈jyun4 zi2 daan2

atomic bomb; atom bomb

老調重彈lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4

play the same old tune

嬲到彈起nau1 dou3 daan6 hei2

hopping mad; fly into a rage; flare up

舊調重彈gau6 diu6 cung4 taan4

replay an old tune

定過抬炸彈ding6 gwo3 toi4 zaa3 daan2

be very calm; stay very composed

彈性工資daan6 sing3 gung1 zi1

flexible pay

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