痰 meaning in English

tán

phlegm; spittle

HSK 7-9noun13 strokes

Meaning of 痰

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tán
  1. phlegm
  2. spittle

痰 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā有yǒu个gè随suí地dì吐tǔ痰tán的de习xí惯guàn。
He has the habit of spitting on the ground.
随suí地dì吐tǔ痰tán在zài新xīn加jiā坡pō算suàn是shì犯fàn罪zuì行xíng为wèi。
In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
禁jìn止zhǐ吐tǔ痰tán。
Spitting is prohibited.

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痰 tán · phlegm · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 痰.

吐痰tǔtánto spit; to expectorate

Questions about 痰

What does 痰 mean?

痰 (tán) means "phlegm; spittle" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 痰?

痰 is made of 1 character: 痰 (13 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 痰 an HSK word?

Yes. 痰 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.