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颗

kē · ke

Traditional 顆

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Meaning

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  1. classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
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Stars

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，天上(tiānshàng)有(yǒu)一(yī)颗(kē)星星(xīngxing)！

    Look, there is a star in the sky!

  2. Liangliang

    不止(bùzhǐ)一(yī)颗(kē)，有(yǒu)好多(hǎoduō)颗(kē)。

    More than one, there are many.

  3. Dengdeng

    哪(nǎ)一(yī)颗(kē)最(zuì)亮(liàng)？

    Which one is the brightest?

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)一(yī)颗(kē)……不对(bùduì)，那(nà)是(shì)飞机(fēijī)。

    That one... no, that is a plane.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)对(duì)一(yī)架(jià)飞机(fēijī)许愿(xǔyuàn)了(le)！

    I just made a wish on a plane!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

天(tiān)上(shàng)挂(guà)着(zhe)一(yì)颗(kē)明(míng)亮(liàng)的(de)星(xīng)星(xing)。

A bright star hangs in the sky.

02

她(tā)吃(chī)了(le)几(jǐ)颗(kē)葡(pú)萄(tao)。

She ate a few grapes.

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