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(zǐ dàn) - bullet in Mandarin

zǐdàn

Traditional: 子彈

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Translation

bullet

Word origin

A compound of 子 (zǐ, a small object or seed) and 弹 (dàn, a pellet or projectile). The small projectile fired from a gun is the bullet.

Origin
compound
Root
子 (zǐ, small object) + 弹 (dàn, projectile)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 子

子

Stroke order for 弹

弹

Examples

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There are no bullets left in the gun.

颗kē擦cā肩jiān膀bǎng。

A bullet grazed his shoulder.

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He loaded the bullets.

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The bullet hit the target.

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The police checked the number of bullets.

子弹 (zǐ dàn) means bullet. It names the small projectile fired from a firearm.

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This word is part of lesson 26.