弹珠

彈珠

dànzhū

noun

Measure Word

一颗弹珠 kē

Meanings

1 marble (toy)
2 glass ball used in children's games

Characters

Examples

小时候我们经常在地上玩弹珠。

Xiǎoshíhou wǒmen jīngcháng zài dìshàng wán dànzhū.

When we were kids we often played marbles on the ground.

他赢走了我全部的彩色弹珠。

Tā yíng zǒu le wǒ quánbù de cǎisè dànzhū.

He won all my colored marbles.

Tips

culture

弹珠汽水 (ramune-style soda with a marble sealing the bottle) is a common sight at Chinese street fairs and tourist spots; the 弹珠 in the bottle is the same word.

Stroke Order

弹 dàn

珠 zhū