"Tan" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
陈嘉庚 陳嘉庚 chén jiā gēng Tan
谭延闓 譚延闓 tán yán kǎi Tan
晒黑 曬黑 shài hēi to sunbathe / to tan / to get sunburnt / to expose unfair practices (on a consumer protection website)
黄褐色 黃褐色 huáng hè sè tan (color) / tawny
xiāo saltpeter / to tan (leather)
róu suede / chamois / tannin / to tan
棕褐色 zōng hè sè tan / sepia
鞣制 鞣製 róu zhì to tan (leather) / tanning
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
谭嗣同 譚嗣同 tán sì tóng Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
驼色 駝色 tuó sè light tan (color) / camel-hair color syn
谭震林 譚震林 tán zhèn lín Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution
tán surname Tan
tán surname Tan / name of an ancient city
tán surname Tan
司马谈 司馬談 sī mǎ tán Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1]
戊戌六君子 wù xū liù jūn zǐ the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同[Tan2 Si4 tong2], Lin Xu 林旭[Lin2 Xu4], Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀[Yang2 Shen1 xiu4], Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第[Liu2 Guang1 di4], Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁[Kang1 Guang3 ren2] and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐[Yang2 Rui4]
róu tan, soften
谭富英 譚富英 tán fù yīng Tan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生
谭盾 譚盾 tán dùn Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer
谭鑫培 譚鑫培 tán xīn péi Tan Xinpei (1847-1917), noted opera actor
陈庆炎 陳慶炎 chén qìng yán Tony Tan (1940-), president of Singapore 2011-2017
四大须生 四大鬚生 sì dà xū shēng Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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