bullet-screen game

noun

A kind of livestreaming video game in which viewers' likes, comments and donations affect the gameplay in real time.

OriginChinese 彈幕 /弹幕 →
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Meanings

nounbullet-screen game (plural bullet-screen games)

plural bullet-screen games

  1. video gamesA kind of livestreaming video game in which viewers' likes, comments and donations affect the gameplay in real time.

Origin

  1. Chinese彈幕 /弹幕
  2. Englishbullet-screen game

Calque of Chinese 彈幕 /弹幕 (dànmù, literally “artillery bombardment”), in reference to the messages scrolling across the game screen.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 彈幕 /弹幕
  • 彈幕 /弹幕 (dànmù)Translations
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“bullet-screen game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullet-screen%20game. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bullet-screen game,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullet-screen%20game.

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