嘟噜

嘟嚕

dūlu

measure word #79,894

Meanings

1 bunch, cluster (measure word)
2 to droop / hang in a bunch
3 trill, burble (sound)

Characters

(onomatopoeia: toot, mutter)

(colloquial particle)

Examples

一嘟噜葡萄掉在地上了。

Yì dūlu pútáo diào zài dì shàng le.

A bunch of grapes fell on the floor.

钥匙挂了一大嘟噜。

Yàoshi guàle yí dà dūlu.

There's a big cluster of keys hanging there.

Tips

register

Colloquial northern usage. As a measure word it bundles things hanging together (grapes, keys, charms); the verb sense ("droop in a bunch") is rarer. Don't confuse with 嘟囔 (dūnāng, to mutter).

Stroke Order

嘟 dū

噜 lū