坦 (taan2) — wide and smooth; broad and level in Cantonese
taanˊ²坦Mandarin Pinyin: tan3
Meaning of 坦
nounwide and smooth; broad and level
nounfrank; straightforward; open
nouncomposed; self-possessed; calm
Example Sentences with 坦
boˉ¹波laaiˉ¹拉dakˍ₆特haiˍ₆係go˗₃個haaˉ¹哈saat˗₃薩hakˉ¹克siˉ¹斯taanˊ²坦jan4;人；keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係meiˏ₅美gwok˗₃國janˎ₄人aa˗₃呀
Borat is from Kazakhstan; he is not an American.
jau5si4有zing6hai6時giu˗₃淨taan2hak1係叫坦克
Sometimes it's shortened to "tank".
坦克車係一架有履帶嘅戰鬥車
A tank is a war machine with caterpillar tracks.
go˗₃個sai˗₃細louˍ₆路ngaanˏ₅眼taanˏ₅坦taanˏ₅坦。
The kid looked blank.
keoiˏ₅佢haak˗₃嚇dou˗₃到ngaanˏ₅眼taanˏ₅坦taanˏ₅坦。
He was stunned and stared blankly.
Words Containing 坦
平坦ping4 taan2
level; even; smooth; flat
坦蕩taan2 dong6
magnanimous; broad and level
坦克車taan2 hak1 ce1
tank (armored vehicle)
坦誠taan2 sing4
frank, candid
坦白taan2 baak6
confess; make a confession; own up to
坦途taan2 tou4
highway; level road
土耳其斯坦tou2 ji5 kei4 si1 taan2
Turkestan
坦率taan2 seot1
candid; frank; straightforward; blunt; open
坦言taan2 jin4
to acknowledge frankly
坦然taan2 jin4
calm; undisturbed
不平坦的bat1 ping4 taan2 dik1
uneven
眼坦坦ngaan5 taan2 taan2
to look on in despair and with frustration
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