"to tan" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
晒黑曬黑	shài hēi	to sunbathe / to tan / to get sunburnt / to expose unfair practices (on a consumer protection website)
硝	xiāo	saltpeter / to tan (leather)
鞣	róu	suede / chamois / tannin / to tan
鞣制鞣製	róu zhì	to tan (leather) / tanning

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
动弹動彈	dòng tan	to budge	syn
舒坦	shū tan	comfortable / at ease	syn
黄褐色黃褐色	huáng hè sè	tan (color) / tawny
驼色駝色	tuó sè	light tan (color) / camel-hair color	syn
动弹不得動彈不得	dòng tan bu dé	to be unable to move a single step
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
陈嘉庚陳嘉庚	chén jiā gēng	Tan
谈談	tán	to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss	syn
探	tàn	to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward	syn
弹彈	tán	to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)	syn
碳	tàn	carbon (chemistry)
坦	tǎn	flat / open-hearted / level / smooth	syn
摊攤	tān	to spread out / vendor's stand	syn
谭譚	tán	variant of 談\|谈[tan2]
滩灘	tān	beach / shoal / rapids / CL:片[pian4] / classifier for liquids: pool, puddle	syn
毯	tǎn	blanket / rug	syn
痰	tán	phlegm / spittle	syn
贪貪	tān	to have a voracious desire for / to covet / greedy / corrupt	syn
炭	tàn	wood charcoal / coal	syn
瘫癱	tān	paralyzed	syn
潭	tán	deep pool / pond / pit (dialect) / depression	syn
坛罈	tán	earthen jar	syn
叹歎	tàn	variant of 嘆\|叹[tan4]	syn
袒襢	tǎn	old variant of 袒[tan3]	syn
檀	tán	sandalwood / hardwood / purple-red	syn
坍	tān	to collapse	syn
澹	tán	surname Tan
覃	tán	deep	syn
钽鉭	tǎn	tantalum (chemistry)
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
忐	tǎn	used in 忐忑[tan3te4]
昙曇	tán	dark clouds
郯	tán	surname Tan / name of an ancient city
锬錟	tán	long spear
镡鐔	tán	surname Tan
襢	tǎn	to bare
醰	tán	bitter taste in wine / rich / full flavored
罈	tán	earthen jar
禫	tǎn	sacrifice at the end of mourning
贉	tǎn	pay an advance / silk book cover
黮	tán	black, dark / unclear / private
餤	tán	to advance
嗿	tǎn	sound of many people eating
菼	tǎn	Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Amur silvergrass) / Miscanthus sinensis (feather grass)
醓	tǎn	brine of pickled meat
韖	róu	tan, soften
怹	tān	he / she / (courteous, as opposed to 他[ta1])
榃	tán	raised path between fields
驔	tán	black horse
谭延闓譚延闓	tán yán kǎi	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]
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
墰	tán	variant of 罈\|坛[tan2]
壜	tán	variant of 罈\|坛[tan2]
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]
罎	tán	variant of 罈\|坛[tan2]
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
铺摊鋪攤	pū tan	to spread out / to display / to lay out a vendor's stall	syn
阮晋勇阮晉勇	ruǎn jìn yǒng	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016
顺坦順坦	shùn tan	smoothly / as one expects
啴嘽	tān	used in 嘽嘽\|啴啴[tan1tan1]
倓	tán	quiet / peaceful
墵	tán	old variant of 壜[tan2]
棕褐色	zōng hè sè	tan / sepia
惔	tán	to burn
陈庆炎陳慶炎	chén qìng yán	Tony Tan (1940-), president of Singapore 2011-2017
璮	tǎn	a kind of jade

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"to tan" Chinese-English Dictionary

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