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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 评弹

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
评弹 píng tán - pingtan, a traditional Suzhou narrative art that combines storytelling and ballad singing, typically performed by two artists
- also used as a collective term for 評話|评话[ping2hua4] (spoken storytelling) and 彈詞|弹词[tan2ci2] (sung storytelling)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 52,186 43,666

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
píng- to discuss
- to comment
- to criticize
- to judge
- to choose (by public appraisal)
dàn- crossball
- bullet
- shot
- shell
- ball
tán- 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)

Other Words Containing 评弹

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo