弹丸

彈丸

dànwán

noun #37,734

Measure Word

一颗弹丸 kē

Meanings

1 pellet
2 bullet
3 shot
4 tiny (figurative)

Characters

small ball, pellet

Examples

猎人用弹丸打鸟。

Lièrén yòng dànwán dǎ niǎo.

The hunter uses pellets to shoot birds.

这个国家不过是弹丸之地。

Zhège guójiā bùguò shì dànwán zhī dì.

This country is just a tiny patch of land.

Tips

usage

弹丸之地 (dànwán zhī dì, 'a pellet of land') is a fixed phrase for any tiny territory — Singapore, Liechtenstein, the disputed island. The image: somewhere so small you could roll it up like a bullet.

Stroke Order

弹 dàn

丸 wán