弹

Pinyin: tán

to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to flick

Example sentence

当我进入那个房间的时候,她正在弹钢琴。

Dāng wǒ jìnrù nà ge fángjiān de shíhou, tā zhèngzài tán gāngqín.

Entering the room, I found her playing the piano.

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What 弹 means

弹 (tán) is a Chinese word meaning “to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to flick”. It appears in the HSK 4 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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