HSK 6 · Objects

子弹 zǐdàn “bullet” in Chinese

Traditional 子彈

What 子弹 means

  1. bullet

Measure word 粒 lì or 颗 kē · 一粒子弹 yí lì zǐdàn

How to say 子弹

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale子zǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale弹dàn4th tone, falling

子弹 in a sentence

  1. 那只狗像子弹飞走了。

    Nà zhī gǒu xiàng zǐdàn fēi zǒu le.

    The dog shot off like a bullet.

    Sentence #10484370 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 子弹 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 子 (zi) with each of its parts in a different colour
子zǐson
  • 了clear · le
  • 一one · yī

Memory aidA baby with its arms out and its legs wrapped up.

The character 弹 (dàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
弹dàncrossball
  • 弓bow · gōngMeaning part
  • 单single · chánSound part

弓 hints at the meaning (bow); 单 (chán) hints at the sound. Compare it with dàn.

How to write 子弹

子 3 strokes · 弹 11 strokes

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子弹 (zǐdàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 子弹 (zǐdàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 子弹

Words with 子

儿子érzi · son椅子yǐzi · chair桌子zhuōzi · table杯子bēizi · cup妻子qīzi · wife孩子háizi · child本子běnzi · book子zi · (common noun suffix)裤子kùzi · pants帽子màozi · hat

Words with 弹

弹钢琴tángāngqín · to play the piano导弹dǎodàn · guided missile弹性tánxìng · elasticity

More words: Objects & Materials

被子bèizi · quilt玻璃bōli · glass布bù · cloth珍珠zhēnzhū · pearl指南针zhǐnánzhēn · compass砖zhuān · brick装备zhuāngbèi · equipment钻石zuànshí · diamond

FAQs

子弹 (zǐdàn) means “bullet”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zǐdàn: zǐ with a 3rd tone, then dàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 子弹 is written 子彈. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 粒 (lì) or 颗 (kē). For example, one bullet is 一粒子弹 (yí lì zǐdàn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zidan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 子弹 from the suggestions. Typing zidan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
子弹 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.