(tán) - to play (a stringed instrument), to pluck, to flick in Mandarin
tánTraditional: 彈
Translation
to play (a stringed instrument), to pluck, to flick
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Examples
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She can play the piano.
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I am learning to play the guitar.
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He plays beautifully.
弹 (tán) is the verb for playing keyboard and plucked instruments: 弹钢琴 (piano), 弹吉他 (guitar). It also means to flick or spring, as in 弹起来. Wind instruments use 吹 (chuī) instead, and bowed strings use 拉 (lā).
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