流弹

流彈

liúdàn

noun #27,194

Measure Word

一颗流弹 kē

Meanings

1 stray bullet
2 stray shot

Characters

to flow; to wander; stray

bullet; projectile; bomb

Examples

他被流弹击中，送往医院。

Tā bèi liúdàn jízhòng, sòng wǎng yīyuàn.

He was hit by a stray bullet and taken to the hospital.

战争中很多平民死于流弹。

Zhànzhēng zhōng hěn duō píngmín sǐ yú liúdàn.

Many civilians died from stray bullets during the war.

Tips

memory

流 (liú) means 'to flow/wander' and 弹 (dàn) means 'bullet/projectile'. A 流弹 is literally a 'wandering bullet' — one that has strayed from its intended path.

Stroke Order

流 liú

弹 dàn