Definition
丸 (wán) is a noun for small round objects like pills or pellets, and a classifier for pills, meatballs, etc. It differs from 球 (qiú), which means a sports ball or sphere, and from 丸子 (wán zi), which is a noun specifically for ball-shaped food (meatballs, fishballs).
noun
small round objectballpelletpill
classifier
for small round objects like pillsmeatballsetc.
Easily confused
- 仇chóulook-alikehatred, animosity, enmity
- 玩wánsound-aliketo play; to have fun
- 完wánsound-aliketo finish
- 晚wǎnsound-alikelate
- 万wànsound-aliketen thousand
- 碗wǎnsound-alikebowl
- 弯wānsound-aliketo bend; bent
- 挽wǎnsound-aliketo roll up (sleeves, trousers)
Examples
- 丸。Yīshēng ràng wǒ měitiān chī yì wán yào.The doctor told me to take one pill every day.
- 。Māma zuò de ròu wán fēicháng hǎochī.The meatballs my mom makes are very delicious.
- 丸。Zhè guō yú wán tāng wèidao hěn xiān.This pot of fish ball soup tastes very fresh.
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