粒

lì · li

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. grain; granule; pellet; particle
  2. classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
  3. (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)吃(chī)饭(fàn)时(shí)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)掉(diào)了(le)一(yí)粒(lì)米(mǐ)在(zài)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)。

He accidentally dropped a grain of rice on the table while eating.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)每(měi)天(tiān)吃(chī)三(sān)粒(lì)药(yào)。

The doctor told me to take three pills a day.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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