雪球

xuěqiú

noun #15,685

Meanings

1 snowball

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

孩子们在互相扔雪球。

Háizi men zài hùxiāng rēng xuěqiú.

The children are throwing snowballs at each other.

HSK 5

问题像雪球一样越滚越大。

Wèntí xiàng xuěqiú yíyàng yuè gǔn yuè dà.

The problem snowballed, getting bigger and bigger.

Tips

usage

雪球效应 means 'snowball effect.' The verb phrase 像雪球一样越滚越大 is a common metaphor for something growing out of control.

Stroke Order

雪 xuě

球 qiú