lì
粒
small grain; measure word for granular items
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
small grain; tiny pellet or fragment
Often used with the diminutive suffix 儿 in colloquial speech.
Wǎn碗
lǐ里
de的
dòu豆
lìr粒
bǎo儿
mǎn饱
yòu满
xiāng又
tián香
甜
。
The peas in the bowl are plump and sweet.
Fēng风
bǎ把
dì地
shàng上
de的
mǐ米
lìr粒
dōu儿
chuī都
zǒu吹
le走
了
。
The wind blew all the rice grains off the ground.
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Zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
sā撒
le了
jǐ几
kē颗
yán盐
lìr粒
儿
。
Some salt grains were scattered on the table.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wēi微
lì粒
zǐ子
yǒu有
hěn很
qiáng强
de的
xī吸
fù附
néng能
lì力
。
This kind of fine particle has strong adsorption capacity.
Qiǎo巧
kè克
lì力
dòu豆
shì是
xiǎo小
xiǎo小
de的
lì粒
zhuàng状
líng零
shí食
。
Chocolate chips are small granular snacks.
measure word
measure word for granular or spherical items
Used to count small, rounded or granular objects such as grains, bullets, or pills.
Wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
yī一
shēng升
mǐ米
，
dà大
gài概
yǒu有
jǐ几
wàn万
lì粒
dà大
mǐ米
。
I bought a liter of rice, which is probably tens of thousands of rice grains.
Shì士
bīng兵
xié携
dài带
le了
sān三
lì粒
zǐ子
dàn弹
shàng上
le了
zhàn战
chǎng场
。
The soldier took three bullets to the battlefield.
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Yī医
shēng生
gěi给
wǒ我
kāi开
le了
liǎng两
lì粒
gǎn感
mào冒
yào药
。
The doctor prescribed two cold medicine pills for me.
Pán盘
zi子
lǐ里
yǒu有
wǔ五
lì粒
pú葡
tao萄
。
There are five grapes on the plate.
Tā他
yī一
kǒu口
qì气
chī吃
le了
sān三
lì粒
kǒu口
xiāng香
táng糖
。
He ate three pieces of chewing gum in one go.