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  taan2   jyutping
  tan3   pinyin
[1] wide and smooth; broad and level
[2] composed; self-possessed; calm
[3] frank; straightforward; open


adjective
Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 6473 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Aug 2009 14:41

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detail  taan2 hak1  tan3 ke4 = tank (military vehicle)
detail  taan2 baak6  tan3 bai2 = frank; confess
detail  ping4 taan2  ping2 tan3 = flat
detail  bat1 ping4 taan2 dik1  bu4 ping2 tan3 de5 = uneven (common formation)
detail  taan2 tou4  tan3 tu2 = highway; level road
detail  taan2 dong6  tan3 dang4 = magnanimous; broad and level
detail  taan2 jin4  tan3 ran2 = calm; undisturbed
detail  taan2 hak1 ce1  tan3 ke4 che1 = tank (armored vehicle)
detail  taan2 seot1  tan3 shuai4 = candid; frank; straightforward; blunt; open
detail  taan2 jin4  tan3 yin2 = to acknowledge frankly
detail  taan2 sing4  tan3 cheng2 = frank, candid
detail  taan2 sing4  tan3 cheng2 = admit frankly; own to
detail  baa1 gei1 si1 taan2  ba1 ji1 si1 tan3 = Pakistan
detail  baa1 lak6 si1 taan2  ba1 le4 si1 tan3 = Palestine
detail  haa1 saat3 hak1 si1 taan2  ha1 sa4 ke4 si1 tan3 = Kazakhstan
detail  gat1 ji5 gat1 si1 si1 taan2  ji2 er3 ji2 si1 si1 tan3 = Kyrgyzstan
detail  taap3 gat1 hak1 si1 taan2  ta3 ji2 ke4 si1 tan3 = Tajikistan
detail  tou2 fu3 maan6 si1 taan2  tu3 ku4 man4 si1 tan3 = Turkmenistan
detail  taan2 song1 nei4 aa3 lyun4 hap6 gung6 wo4 gwok3  tan3 sang1 ni2 ya4 lian2 he2 gong4 he2 guo2 = United Republic of Tanzania (common formation)
detail  wu1 zi1 bit6 hak1 si1 taan2  wu1 zi1 bie2 ke4 si1 tan3 = Uzbekistan
detail  oi3 jan1 si1 taan2  ai4 yin1 si1 tan3 = (Albert) Einstein
detail  ji1 si1 taan2 bou2  yi1 si1 tan3 bao3 = Istanbul
detail  tou4 taan2 kaa1 mun4  tu2 tan3 ka3 men2 = Tutankhamen
detail  taan2 song1 nei4 aa3  tan3 sang1 ni2 ya4 = Tanzania
detail  baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 dik1  ba1 le4 si1 tan3 de5 = [adj] Palestinian
detail  baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 hong4 hung1   = Pakistan International Airlines
detail  baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 jan4   = a Pakistani (person)
detail  baa1 gei1 si1 taan2   = Pakistan
detail  ji1 si1 taan2 bou3 ji5  yi1 si1 tan3 bu4 er3 = Istanbul
detail  si1 taan2 fuk1 daai6 hok6  si1 tan3 fu2 da4 xue2 = Stanford University
detail  tou2 ji5 kei4 si1 taan2  tu3 er3 qi2 si1 tan3 = Turkestan
detail  si1 taan2 fuk1  si1 tan3 fu2 = Stanford (university)
detail  baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 man4 zuk6 kyun4 lik6 gei1 kau3  ba1 le4 si1 tan3 min2 zu2 quan2 li4 ji1 gou4 = Palestinian National Authority (common formation)
detail  baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 gaai2 fong3 zou2 zik1  ba1 le4 si1 tan3 jie3 fang4 zu3 zhi1 = Palestine Liberation Organization (common formation)
detail  gaai2 fong3 baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 jan4 man4 zan6 sin3  jie3 fang4 ba1 le4 si1 tan3 ren2 min2 zhen4 xian4 = Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (common formation)
detail  baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 ngan4 hong4   = National Bank of Pakistan (common formation)
detail  mung4 taan2 naa4   = Montana
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 jan3 dou6 baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 wo4 gaai2 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2   = United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 naan6 man4 gau3 zai3 zou2 zik1   = United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees
detail  baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 gwok3 zai3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1  ba1 ji1 si1 tan3 guo2 ji4 hang2 kong1 gong1 si1 = Pakistan International Airlines
detail  dung1 dat6 kyut3 si1 taan2  dong1 tu2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) jue2 si1 tan3 = East Turkestan; historical term for Xinjiang
detail  dung1 dat6 kyut3 si1 taan2 gaai2 fong3 zou2 zik1  dong1 tu2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) jue2 si1 tan3 jie3 fang4 zu3 zhi1 = East Turkestan liberation organization ETLO (Xinjiang dissident group)
detail  dung1 dat6 kyut3 si1 taan2 ji1 si1 laan4 wan6 dung6  dong1 tu2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) jue2 si1 tan3 yi1 si1 lan2 yun4 dong4 = East Turkestan Islamic movement ETIM
detail  oi3 jan1 si1 taan2 fong1 cing4  ai4 yin1 si1 tan3 fang1 cheng2 = Einstein equation (common formation)

Showing all 3 examples containing 坦
detail 有時淨係坦克
Sometimes it's shortened to "tank".
[Lit. Have-times only call "tank". [坦克 is short for 坦克車.]]
detail 坦克車履帶戰鬥
A tank is a war machine with caterpillar tracks.
detail 哈薩克斯坦唔係美國人
Borat is from Kazakhstan; he is not an American.

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