丸

wán · wan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. ball
  2. pellet
  3. pill

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)药(yào)丸(wán)每(měi)天(tiān)吃(chī)两(liǎng)次(cì),饭(fàn)后(hòu)服(fú)用(yòng)。

Take this kind of pill twice a day, after meals.

02

她(tā)把(bǎ)肉(ròu)馅(xiàn)搓(cuō)成(chéng)小(xiǎo)丸(wán)子(zi),放(fàng)进(jìn)汤(tāng)里(lǐ)煮(zhǔ)。

She rolled the minced meat into small balls and put them in the soup to cook.

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