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title: "Zidan Meaning: 子弹 (zǐdàn) Means “bullet”"
description: "子弹 (traditional 子彈, zǐdàn) means “bullet”. Hear its tones, see what 子 and 弹 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zidan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 子弹 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

子弹 zǐdàn

## bullet

## Its characters

1. 子 zǐ son
2. 弹 dàn bullet

## In a sentence

电影里用的子弹都是假的。 The bullets used in movies are all fake.

[More about 子弹](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AD%90%E5%BC%B9)

## More words with 子 or 弹

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [导弹 dǎodàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daodan)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)

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