- 1. ball; pellet
- ♦ 泥~儿 mud ball
- 2. bullet; bomb
- ♦ 燃烧弹 另见 tán
- 1. shoot (as with a catapult, etc.); send forth
- ♦ ~石子 shoot pebbles with a catapult
- 2. fluff; tease
- ♦ ~棉花 fluff (or tease) cotton (with a bow)
- 3. flick; flip
- ♦ ~烟灰 flick the ash off a cigarette
- ♦ 把帽子上的灰尘~掉 flick the dust off a hat
- 4. play (a stringed musical instrument); pluck
- ♦ ~钢琴 play the piano
- ♦ ~琵琶 pluck the pipa
- 5. spring; leap
- ♦ 球从篮板上~回来。 The ball rebounded from the backboard.
- ♦ 从跳板上~起来 leap from the springboard
- 6. accuse; impeach
- ♦ 弹劾
- ♦ 弹性 另见 dàn
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