弹起

彈起

tánqǐ

verb #33,741

Meanings

1 to bounce up
2 to spring up
3 to start playing (a stringed/keyed instrument)
4 (of a pop-up window etc.) to pop up

Characters

to spring; to pluck; to play (an instrument)

Examples

球碰到地面后弹起来。

Qiú pèng dào dìmiàn hòu tán qǐlái.

The ball bounces up after hitting the ground.

他弹起一首老歌，大家都跟着唱。

Tā tán qǐ yī shǒu lǎo gē, dàjiā dōu gēn zhe chàng.

He started strumming an old song, and everyone sang along.

Tips

usage

Two parallel senses depending on which 弹 you mean: read tán with 起 it means 'spring/bounce up' (a ball, a spring) OR 'start playing' (guitar, piano, pipa — instruments you 弹 by plucking/striking). Read dàn (different tone) it would mean 'bullet' — but 弹起 in this 'spring up' compound is always tán.

mistakes

Don't confuse with 弹 dàn (bullet/projectile). The verb 弹 (to pluck, to bounce, to play) is always tán.

Stroke Order

弹 dàn

起 qǐ