弹性
tánxìng
elasticity
Characters in this word
性 xìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 生 life, lifetime
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这家公司允许员工弹性上班，以提高工作效率。 Zhè jiā gōngsī yǔnxǔ yuángōng tánxìng shàngbān, yǐ tígāo gōngzuò xiàolǜ. This company allows employees to work flexible hours to improve efficiency.
- 这种橡皮筋弹性很好，拉长后还能恢复原样。 Zhè zhǒng xiàngpíjīn tánxìng hěn hǎo, lācháng hòu hái néng huīfù yuányàng. This rubber band is very elastic and returns to its shape after being stretched.
- 价格有一定的弹性，你可以再和老板谈谈。 Jiàgé yǒu yídìng de tánxìng, nǐ kěyǐ zài hé lǎobǎn tántan. The price is somewhat flexible, so you can talk to the boss again.
Related words
- 弹 tán to play a stringed instrument
- 子弹 zǐdàn bullet
- 导弹 dǎodàn missile
- 动弹 dòngtan to move; to budge
- 对牛弹琴 duìniútánqín to play the lute to a cow; to address the wrong audience
- 反弹 fǎntán to rebound; backlash
- 炸弹 zhàdàn bomb
- 个性 gèxìng personality; individuality
- 性 xìng nature; quality
- 性别 xìngbié gender
- 性格 xìnggé personality; character
- 性质 xìngzhì nature; property