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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *弹* | 弹* | *弹
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)
HSK 5
flexibility / elasticity
HSK 7-9
to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
spring
elasticity / elastic force / spring / rebound / bounce
trajectory (of a projectile); ballistic curve
to pluck (a string)
to catapult / to launch / to eject (from a plane) / to shoot
warhead
ammunition
a marble (used in games)
to sing and play (plucked string instrument)
to play marbles
to snap one's fingers / (fig.) in a flash; in an instant
pellet
magazine (for ammunition)
catapult / slingshot
to impeach (an official)
ammunition clip / cartridge clip / magazine (for ammunition)
shrapnel; shell fragment
plectrum
ammunition case
to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
bullet hole
slingshot pellet / playing marbles / billiards / CL: , 顆|颗
towrope
out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits
bullet hole / shell hole
hail of bullets
bomb crater
to suppress / to quell (a disturbance) / repression
(idiom) tiny speck of land; small area
lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment / to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)
(idiom) in a flash; instantly
ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment
mudskipper (amphibious fish)
pop-up window (computing)
to eject / to exit from / to pop up
to rebound
to accuse / to impeach
al dente
to cluck / to trill
accuse and criticize
to soften cotton fiber by fluffing
barrage (military) / "bullet screen", function which allows viewers to post on-screen comments in videos, movies etc in real time / danmaku (video game subgenre)
ballistic missile
modulus of elasticity / coefficient of restitution
pinball
pachinko machine
ammunition dump
springboard
elastic deformation
plucked string music
swing door
spring balance
pin tumbler lock / spring lock
plucked string instrument / CL:
out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *弹* | 弹* | *弹
crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball
ejection seat
ejection capsule (cabin)
in a flash (idiom)
pachinko
bullet-riddled
flick knife / switchblade / spring-loaded knife
spring washer
spring lock
ammunition depot
to bounce / to jump / to leap


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