一粒

yīlì

measure word

Meanings

1 a grain of
2 a pellet/seed of
3 one (small round thing)

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

医生给了他一粒药。

Yīshēng gěi le tā yīlì yào.

The doctor gave him a pill.

HSK 5

锅里剩一粒米。

Guō lǐ shèng yīlì mǐ.

There's one grain of rice left in the pot.

Tips

usage

一粒 is used for small, round, discrete objects: grains of rice or sand, seeds, pills, beads, buttons, bullets. If the item is larger or irregular, use 一颗 (a bigger round unit: stars, teeth, hearts) instead.

Stroke Order

一 yī

粒 lì