wheel; to roll
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
wheel; round object
colloquialUsed in colloquial speech as a variant of 轱辘. Often reduplicated as 骨碌骨碌 to describe rolling motion.
Dà大
chē车
gū骨
lu碌
gū骨
lu碌
de地
xiǎng响
zhe着
。
The cart wheels were creaking and turning.
Zhè这
gè个
gū骨
lu碌
huài坏
le了
，
xū需
yào要
huàn换
yī一
gè个
。
This wheel is broken and needs to be replaced.
verb
to roll; to turn round and round
colloquialDescribes the action of rolling. Commonly used in the phrase 一骨碌 (yī gū lu) meaning 'rolling over once' or 'suddenly'.
Tā他
yī一
gū骨
lu碌
cóng从
chuáng床
shang上
pá爬
qǐ起
lái来
。
He rolled out of bed and got up suddenly.
Tǒng桶
gū骨
lu碌
dào到
shān山
xià下
qù去
le了
。
The bucket rolled down the hill.
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Hái孩
zi子
men们
gū骨
lu碌
zhe着
tiě铁
huán环
wán玩
。
The children were playing, rolling iron hoops.