弹拨
tán bō
Pinyin

Definition

弹拨
 - 
tán bō
  1. to pluck (a string)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反弹
fǎn tán
  1. 1 to bounce
  2. 2 to bounce back
  3. 3 to boomerang
  4. 4 to ricochet
  5. 5 rebound (of stock market etc)
  6. 6 bounce
  7. 7 backlash
  8. 8 negative repercussions
子弹
zǐ dàn
  1. 1 bullet
  2. 2 CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē],發|发[fā]
弹
dàn
  1. 1 crossball
  2. 2 bullet
  3. 3 shot
  4. 4 shell
  5. 5 ball
弹力
tán lì
  1. 1 elasticity
  2. 2 elastic force
  3. 3 spring
  4. 4 rebound
  5. 5 bounce
弹性
tán xìng
  1. 1 flexibility
  2. 2 elasticity
弹琴
tán qín
  1. 1 to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
拨
bō
  1. 1 to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
  2. 2 to dial
  3. 3 to allocate
  4. 4 to set aside (money)
  5. 5 to poke (the fire)
  6. 6 to pluck (a string instrument)
  7. 7 to turn round
  8. 8 classifier: group, batch
拨打
bō dǎ
  1. 1 to call
  2. 2 to dial
炸弹
zhà dàn
  1. 1 bomb
  2. 2 CL:枚[méi],顆|颗[kē]
中弹
zhòng dàn
  1. 1 hit by a bullet
  2. 2 shot
催泪弹
cuī lèi dàn
  1. 1 tear bomb
  2. 2 tear-gas grenade
动弹
dòng tan
  1. 1 to budge
动弹不得
dòng tan bu dé
  1. 1 to be unable to move a single step
原子弹
yuán zǐ dàn
  1. 1 atom bomb
  2. 2 atomic bomb
  3. 3 A-bomb
实弹
shí dàn
  1. 1 live ammunition
导弹
dǎo dàn
  1. 1 guided missile
  2. 2 cruise missile
  3. 3 missile
  4. 4 CL:枚[méi]
弹丸
dàn wán
  1. 1 pellet
弹出
tán chū
  1. 1 to eject
  2. 2 to exit from
  3. 3 to pop up
弹匣
dàn xiá
  1. 1 magazine (for ammunition)
弹唱
tán chàng
  1. 1 to sing and play (plucked string instrument)

Idioms (15)

一弹指顷
yī tán zhǐ qǐng
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
  2. 2 in the twinkling of an eye
四两拨千斤
sì liǎng bō qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to achieve much with little effort
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
  1. 1 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
  3. 3 to cast pearls before swine
  4. 4 caviar to the general
  5. 5 to preach to deaf ears
  6. 6 to talk over sb's head
弹冠相庆
tán guān xiāng qìng
  1. 1 lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment
  2. 2 to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)
弹指一挥间
tán zhǐ yī huī jiān
  1. 1 in a flash (idiom)
弹指之间
tán zhǐ zhī jiān
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant
  2. 2 in a short moment
  3. 3 in a flash
  4. 4 in the twinkling of an eye
弹尽援绝
dàn jìn yuán jué
  1. 1 out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits
弹尽粮绝
dàn jìn liáng jué
  1. 1 out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
  1. 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2 to tell tales
  3. 3 to make mischief
挑拨离间
tiǎo bō lí jiàn
  1. 1 to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
拨云见日
bō yún jiàn rì
  1. 1 lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice
男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
  1. 1 real men do not easily cry (idiom)
老调重弹
lǎo diào chóng tán
  1. 1 to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
旧调重弹
jiù diào chóng tán
  1. 1 replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited
  2. 2 to keep harping on about the same old stuff
荷枪实弹
hè qiāng shí dàn
  1. 1 (idiom) armed
  2. 2 carrying a loaded firearm

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