弹

• 拼音: tán
• 汉字拆解: 弹 = 弓 (bow) + 单 (single, phonetic); simplified from 彈

含义

To play (a stringed or keyboard instrument); to flick; to bounce; to spring.

Used for playing piano, guitar, pipa, and other instruments that involve plucking or pressing keys. Also means to flick something with a finger, or describes objects that bounce or spring back. Note: pronounced tán for these meanings, but dàn when meaning 'bullet' or 'bomb'.

例句

1. 她从小就开始学习弹钢琴，现在已经达到专业水平。
2. 他无聊地用手指弹着桌面，等待会议开始。
3. 这种材料弹性很好，弹一下就会恢复原状。

用法指南

语境: music, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你会弹吉他吗？(Can you play guitar?)
• 弹一下灰尘。(Flick off the dust.)

错误说法

• 弹小提琴 — for violin use 拉; 弹 is for instruments with keys or plucked strings like piano and guitar

起源与历史

Phono-semantic: 弓 (bow) radical relates to the springy, elastic action of a bow; 单 (dān) provides the sound.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal