玻璃球

bōliqiú
noun #30,112

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 glass ball
  2. 2 marble (toy)

Examples

Háizimen zài yuànzi lǐ wán bōliqiú.
The children were playing marbles in the courtyard.
Nà kē lán sè de bōliqiú zài yángguāng xià shǎnshǎn fāguāng.
That blue glass marble sparkled in the sunlight.

Tips

culture
Playing marbles (玻璃球) was a beloved childhood game in China, especially popular in the 1980s and 1990s. Players flick marbles to knock opponents' marbles out of a circle drawn on the ground.

Stroke Order

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