One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

marble

/mɑrbəl/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · noun

a small glass ball used as a toy

玻璃弹珠

Read the example to see marble in context.

The tabletop is not level enough, so the marble keeps rolling to one side.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

桌面不够平，玻璃球总往一边滚。
Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /mɑrbəl/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.