骨牌

gǔpái
noun #20,802

Measure Word

一块骨牌 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 dominoes
  2. 2 domino tile

Examples

Tāmen zài zhuō shàng bǎi qǐ le gǔpái.
They set up dominoes on the table.
Gǔpái xiàoyìng shì zhǐ yī gè shìjiàn yǐnfā yī liánchuàn liánsuǒ fǎnyìng.
The domino effect refers to one event triggering a chain of reactions.

Tips

history
Dominoes are believed to have originated in China, with bone tiles (hence 骨牌 — bone + tile) used for gaming as far back as the Song dynasty. The game spread to Europe, likely via trade routes, in the 18th century.

Stroke Order

pái