Chinese words starting with “tan”
33 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable tan. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 2 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial t · final an · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 8
- 2nd tone 8
- 3rd tone 6
- 4th tone 11
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 谈判tán pànHSK 3
to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference
- 谈话tán huàHSK 3
to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation
All 33 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 谈 | tán | v,g | to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss | |
| 2 | 探 | tàn | v,vn | to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward | |
| 3 | 探索 | tàn suǒ | v,vn | to explore; to probe | |
| 4 | 谈论 | tán lùn | v,vn | to discuss; to talk about | |
| 5 | 坦克 | tǎn kè | n | tank (military vehicle) (loanword) | |
| 6 | 摊 | tān | g,n,q,v | to spread out; vendor's stand | |
| 7 | 探讨 | tàn tǎo | v,vn | to investigate; to probe | |
| 8 | 坦白 | tǎn bái | v,a | honest; forthcoming; to confess | |
| 9 | 碳 | tàn | n,g | carbon (chemistry) | |
| 10 | 探测 | tàn cè | v,vn | to probe; to survey | |
| 11 | 瘫痪 | tān huàn | v,vn | paralysis; be paralyzed (body, transportation, etc) | |
| 12 | 弹性 | tán xìng | n | flexibility; elasticity | |
| 13 | 探险 | tàn xiǎn | vn,v | to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure | |
| 14 | 贪婪 | tān lán | a,an | avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid | |
| 15 | 坦诚 | tǎn chéng | a,ad | candid; frank; plain dealing | |
| 16 | 痰 | tán | n | phlegm; spittle | |
| 17 | 探望 | tàn wàng | v,vn | to visit; to call on sb; to look around | |
| 18 | 贪 | tān | v | to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt | |
| 19 | 贪污 | tān wū | v,vn | to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle | |
| 20 | 坦率 | tǎn shuài | a,ad | frank (discussion); blunt; open | |
| 21 | 坦然 | tǎn rán | ad,a | calm; undisturbed | |
| 22 | 炭 | tàn | n | wood charcoal; coal | |
| 23 | 谈到 | tán dào | v | to refer to; to speak about; to talk about | |
| 24 | 坛 | tán | g,q | platform; rostrum; altar | |
| 25 | 瘫 | tān | v | paralyzed | |
| 26 | 叹气 | tàn qì | v | to sigh; to heave a sigh | |
| 27 | 毯子 | tǎn zi | n | blanket | |
| 28 | 探亲 | tàn qīn | v,vn | to go home to visit one's family | |
| 29 | 谈起 | tán qǐ | v | to mention; to speak of; to talk about | |
| 30 | 谈不上 | tán bu shàng | v | to be out of the question | |
| 31 | 探求 | tàn qiú | v,vn | to seek; to pursue; to investigate | |
| 32 | 贪玩儿 | tān wánr5 | Greedy | ||
| 33 | 摊儿 | tān r | erhua variant of 摊; vendor's stand |
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