玻璃球

bōliqiú
noun #30,112

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
Háizi men zài yuànzi lǐ wán bōliqiú.
The children were playing marbles in the courtyard.
HSK 7-9
Nà kē lánsè 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

qiú