弹回 (tán huí) — to rebound, to bounce back | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Literally 'spring back,' 弹回 (dànhuí) means an object or effect rebounds to its source — a ball bouncing off a wall, or consequences (冲击) hitting back at the origin.

verb

to reboundto bounce back

Examples

弹回。
Qiú cóng qiáng shàng tán huí le.
The ball rebounded from the wall.
，弹回。
Tā de tóu zī shī bài hòu, jīng jì shàng yì zhí méi néng tán huí.
After his investment failed, he never rebounded economically.
弹回。
Zhè cì shì jiàn de yǐng xiǎng tán huí dào le gōng sī běn shēn.
The impact of this incident rebounded onto the company itself.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

弹 means bounce and 回 means back; something bounces back.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 彈; 弹 is its simplified writing.

弓單彈

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

單

單dān彈tán

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 彈 pairs 弓 (bow) with the sound part 單; the simplified 弹 is a shorthand.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

回 comes from a drawing of a spiral, showing something turning around.

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