粒

Grain in Chinese: 粒 (lì)

lì

grain

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1grain
  2. 2granule
  3. 3classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)

Stroke order

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粒

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我只剩下一粒糖了。

    wǒ zhī shèng xià yí lì táng le。

    I only have one sweet left.

  • 一粒米都不要浪费!

    yí lì mǐ dōu bú yào làng fèi!

    Waste not a single grain of rice!

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Related words

零件

líng jiàn

part

零钱

líng qián

change (of money)

领域

lǐng yù

domain

浏览

liú lǎn

to skim over

轮流

lún liú

to alternate

冒险

mào xiǎn

to take risks

眉毛

méi mao

eyebrow

煤炭

méi tàn

coal

魅力

mèi lì

charm

迷路

mí lù

to lose the way

谜语

mí yǔ

riddle

蜜蜂

mì fēng

bee

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