粒子 | lì zǐ | (elementary) particle; grain | |
颗粒 | kē lì | kernel; granule; granulated (sugar, chemical product) | |
微粒 | wēi lì | speck; particle | |
脱粒 | tuō lì | to thresh | |
谷粒 | gǔ lì | grain (of cereal) |
1 | A little red hen once found a grain of wheat. | |
2 | I have to take one every three hours, he said. | |
3 | Covered by her nacre tears, the grain of sand could not hurt her anymore:it had become smooth and harmless. | |
4 | When did FreeRice increase the amount donated for each correct answer from 10 grains of rice to 20 grains? | |
5 | A current can 'tunnel' across these gaps - another special property of the quantum world, where waves and particles can cross barriers without breaching them. |