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title: "Tanxing Meaning: 弹性 (tánxìng) Means “elasticity”"
description: "弹性 (traditional 彈性, tánxìng) means “elasticity; springiness”. Hear its tones, see what 弹 and 性 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
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published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 弹性 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

弹性 tánxìng

## elasticity; springiness

## It can also mean

- flexibility (of hours or policy)

## Its characters

1. 弹 tán to bounce
2. 性 xìng (suffix) -ness

## In a sentence

这种布料很有弹性。 This fabric is very stretchy.

[More about 弹性](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BC%B9%E6%80%A7)

## More words with 弹 or 性

- [导弹 dǎodàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daodan)
- [反弹 fǎntán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fantan)
- [感性 gǎnxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganxing)
- [个性 gèxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gexing)
- [惯性 guànxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanxing)
- [急性 jíxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jixing)
- [良性 liángxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liangxing)
- [理性 lǐxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lixing)
- [慢性 mànxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/manxing)
- [男性 nánxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanxing)

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