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Meaning

spread out; vendor's stand

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “tan” becomes a different word in each tone. 摊 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

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Common Words

  • 摊儿tān rcolloquial (-r) form of 摊
  • 地摊dì tānroadside stall
  • 摊子tān zibooth; vendor's stall; (fig.) organizational structure; scale of operations
  • 分摊fēn tānto share (costs, responsibilities); to apportion
  • 小摊xiǎo tānvendor's stall

Example Sentence

夜市上摆满了各种各样的小摊。Yè shì shàng bǎi mǎn le gè zhǒng gè yàng de xiǎo tān.The night market is full of all kinds of small stalls.

夜市Yè shìnight marketshàngon摆满bǎi mǎnto spread over an areale(completed action)各种各样gè zhǒng gè yàngvarious kindsdeof小摊xiǎo tānvendor's stall