Chinese Character Dictionary

弹指一挥间

tán zhĭ yī huī jiān

in a flash (idiom)

弹指之间

tán zhĭ zhī jiān

a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant

弹拨

tán bō

to pluck (a string)

弹拨乐

tán bō yuè

plucked string music

弹拨乐器

tán bō yuè qì

plucked string instrument

弹斥

tán chì

accuse and criticize

弹壳

dàn ké

ammunition case

弹片

dàn piàn

shrapnel

弹牙

tán yá

al dente

弹珠

dàn zhū

marbles

弹珠台

dàn zhū tái

pinball

弹球

tán qiú

to play marbles

弹球盘

tán qiú pán

pachinko

弹琴

tán qín

to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument

弹痕

dàn hén

bullet hole

弹痕累累

dàn hén léi léi

bullet-ridden

弹尽援绝

dàn jìn yuán jué

out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits

弹尽粮绝

dàn jìn liáng jué

out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits

弹簧

tán huáng

spring

弹簧刀

tán huáng dāo

flick knife

弹簧秤

tán huáng chèng

spring balance

弹簧锁

tán huáng suŏ

spring lock

弹簧门

tán huáng mén

swing door

弹纠

tán jiū

to accuse

弹花

tán huā

to soften cotton fiber by fluffing

弹药

dàn yào

ammunition

弹药库

dàn yào kù

ammunition dump

弹药补给站

dàn yào bŭ jĭ zhàn

ammunition depot

弹词

tán cí

ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment

弹跳

tán tiào

to bounce

弹跳板

tán tiào băn

springboard

弹道

dàn dào

trajectory (of projectile)

弹道导弹

dàn dào dăo dàn

missile

弹雨

dàn yŭ

hail of bullets

弹头

dàn tóu

warhead

强

jiàng

variant of 強|强[jiàng]

弥

mí

full

弥勒

Mí lè

Mile county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

弥勒佛

Mí lè fó

Maitreya

弥勒县

Mí lè xiàn

Mile county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

弥勒菩萨

Mí lè Pú sà

Maitreya Bodhisattva

弥合

mí hé

to cause a wound to close up and heal

弥天

mí tiān

filling the entire sky

弥天大谎

mí tiān dà huăng

a pack of lies (idiom)

弥封

mí fēng

to sign across the seal (as a precaution against fraud)

弥撒

mí sa

(Catholic) Mass

弥散

mí sàn

to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)

弥月

mí yuè

full moon

弥望

mí wàng

a full view

弥渡

Mí dù

Midu county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Dà lĭ Bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

弥渡县

Mí dù xiàn

Midu county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Dà lĭ Bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

弥满

mí măn

to be full

弥漫

mí màn

to pervade

弥留

mí liú

seriously ill and about to die

弥蒙

mí méng

impenetrable thick fog or smoke

弥缝

mí féng

to cover up mistakes or crimes

弥补

mí bŭ

to complement

弥赛亚

Mí sài yà

Messiah

弥足珍贵

mí zú zhēn guì

extremely precious

弥迦书

Mí jiā shū

Book of Micah