骰子

tóuzi

noun #11,113

Measure Word

一个骰子 gè

Meanings

1 dice
2 die

Characters

suffix for small objects

Examples

掷骰子决定谁先走。

Zhì tóuzi juédìng shéi xiān zǒu.

Roll the dice to decide who goes first.

这个游戏需要两个骰子。

Zhège yóuxì xūyào liǎng gè tóuzi.

This game requires two dice.

Tips

mistakes

骰 is read tóu (not shǎi). However, in colloquial speech, 色子 (shǎizi) is often used as an alternative word for dice.

Stroke Order

骰 tóu

子 zǐ