石头剪刀布

石頭剪刀布

shítoujiǎndāobù

phrase

Meanings

1 rock-paper-scissors
2 the hand game for deciding things

Characters

to cut; scissors

Examples

我们用石头剪刀布决定谁去买菜。

Wǒmen yòng shítoujiǎndāobù juédìng shéi qù mǎi cài.

We used rock-paper-scissors to decide who would go buy groceries.

三局两胜，来石头剪刀布！

Sān jú liǎng shèng, lái shítoujiǎndāobù!

Best of three — rock-paper-scissors, go!

Tips

culture

Kids count down with 石头剪刀布 or 剪刀石头布. Adults often simplify to the chant 包剪锤 (bāojiǎnchuí) in the south or 猜丁壳 in some dialects.

Stroke Order

石 shí

头 tóu

剪 jiǎn

刀 dāo

布 bù