骨牌

gǔpái
noun #20,802

Measure Word

骨牌 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 dominoes
  2. 2 domino tile

Examples

HSK 4
Tāmen zài zhuō shàng bǎi qǐ le gǔpái.
They set up dominoes on the table.
HSK 7-9
Gǔpái xiàoyìng shì zhǐ yī gè shìjiàn yǐnfā yīliánchuàn liánsuǒ-fǎnyìng.
The domino effect refers to one event triggering a chain of reactions.

Tips

history
Dominoes are believed to have originated in China, with bone tiles (hence 骨牌 - bone + tile) used for gaming as far back as the Song dynasty. The game spread to Europe, likely via trade routes, in the 18th century.

Stroke Order

pái