粒

Meaning(measure word, vocab.word.pos.g)

grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)

Close to 颗 (used for slightly bigger round things: 一颗星, 一颗牙).

Examples

• 每天吃两粒药。

  měi tiān chī liǎng lì yào.

  Take two pills a day.

• 碗里还剩几粒米。

  wǎn lǐ hái shèng jǐ lì mǐ.

  There are a few grains of rice left in the bowl.

• 他在地上种了几粒种子。

  tā zài dì shàng zhǒng le jǐ lì zhǒng zi.

  He planted a few seeds in the ground.

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