Saturday, May 4, 2019

22 Key Chinese Measure Words | Commonly-used Quantifiers |中文常用量词 [with flashcards]























22 Key Chinese Measure Words | Commonly-used Quantifiers |中文常用量词 [with flashcards]

/ge
Measure word for humans/common objects
[It is the most commonly-used measure word in Chinese]
一个女孩
一個女孩
 ge    hái
a girl       
两个梦
兩個夢
liǎng  ge  mèng
two dreams

wèi
Measure word for humans
[It is more polite and formal than ]
一位老师
一位老師
 wèi  lǎo  shī
a teacher
两位客人
兩位客人
liǎng  wèi    rén
two guests

/zhī
Measure word for animals/insects
[It is the most common measure word used for animals]
一只狗
一隻狗   
yì zhī gǒu
a dog      
两只蝴蝶
兩隻蝴蝶
liǎng  zhī    dié
two butterflies

pī/pǐ
Measure word for horses, wolves, cloth
[Pay attention to the pronunciation when it’s used in cloth]
一匹马   
一匹馬   
yì pī mǎ
a horse
两匹布
兩匹布   
liǎng       
two pieces of cloth

/tóu
Measure word for cows, donkeys, leopards, pigs, sheep
[You can also use for donkeys, pigs, sheep and leopards ]
一头牛   
一頭牛   
  tóu  niú
a cow
两头猪
兩頭豬
liǎng  tóu  zhū   
two pigs

/ 
Measure word for round stuff/fruit/balls
[also for teeth, hearts, brains]
一颗苹果
一顆蘋果
     pín  guǒ 
an apple
两颗牙齿
兩顆牙齒
liǎng      chǐ 
two teeth

 
Measure word for round stuff/fruit
[usually for smaller things/fruit like rice, sand, grapes]
一粒米
一粒米
  
a rice
两粒葡萄
兩粒葡萄
liǎng      táo 
two grapes

gēn
Measure word for long and thin stuff/fruit
[usually for body parts, chopsticks, bamboos, hair, fingers]
一根指头
一根指頭
  gēn  zhǐ  tóu
a finger
两根香蕉
兩根香蕉
liǎng  gēn  xiāng  jiāo 
two bananas

zhī
Measure word for long and thin objects/things
[usually for pens, phones, arrows, guns, tooth brushes, teams]
一支笔
一支筆
   zhī   
a pen
两支手机
兩支手機
liǎng  zhī  shǒu   
two cell phones

/zhāng
Measure word for thin and flat objects like paper, maps
[also for mouths, tables, desks, bed]
一张纸
一張紙
  zhāng  zhǐ
a piece of paper
两张桌子
兩張桌子
liǎng  zhāng  zhuō  zi 
two tables

piàn 
Measure word for wide or flat stuff like leaves, clouds
[also for grass, ground, forests, snowflakes]
一片叶子
一片葉子
   piàn    zi
a leaf
两片云
兩片雲
liǎng  piàn  yún
two clouds

/tiáo
Measure word for fish, long stuff/animals like towels, rivers
[also for long insects, roads, clothes like skirts/pants]
一条鱼
一條魚
   tiáo   
a fish
两条蛇
兩條蛇
liǎng  tiáo  shé
two snakes

běn
Measure word for books and magazines
[also for diaries, novels]
一本书
一本書
 běn  shū
a book
两本杂志
兩本雜誌
liǎng  běn    zhì
two magazines

tái
Measure word for general machines, home appliances
[such as TVs, radios]
一台电视
一台電視
  tái  diàn  shì 
a TV
两台收音机
兩台收音機
liǎng  tái  shōu  yīn 
two radios

/liàng
Measure word for general vehicles
[such as cars, tanks, buses, trains, taxis]
一辆车
一輛車
 liàng  chē
a car
两辆坦克
兩輛坦克
liǎng  liàng  tǎn 
two tanks

/duì
Measure word as “pair” in English or two same stuff
[often used for genders, two same things/animals]
一对鸟
一對鳥
  duì  niǎo 
two birds
两对夫妻
兩對夫妻
liǎng  duì     
two couples

/shuāng 
Measure word as “pair” in English
[often used for things with right and left, body parts/organs]
一双手
一雙手
yì shuāng  shǒu
a pair of hands
两双袜子
兩雙襪子
liǎng  shuāng    zi 
two pairs of socks

duǒ 
Measure word for “flowers” or “blossoms”
[also used for clouds]
一朵花
一朵花
  duǒ  huā
a flower
两朵云
兩朵雲
liǎng  duǒ  yún
two clouds

/dòng
Measure word for “buildings”
[also used for houses]
一栋房子
一棟房子
  dòng  fáng  zi
a house
两栋建筑
兩棟建築
liǎng  dòng  jiàn  zhù
two buildings

jiàn 
Measure word for “clothing”
[also used for clothes, tools, gift, luggage]
一件衣服
一件衣服
  jiàn    fu 
an outfit
两件礼物
兩件禮物
liǎng  jiàn     
two gifts

/kuài
Measure word for cake, money, cloth
[also used for cookies, tofu, soap, bones, stones]
一块钱
一塊錢
  kuài  qián
one dollar
两块蛋糕
兩塊蛋糕
liǎng  kuài  dàn  gāo 
two pieces of cake

sōu 
Measure word for boats
[also used for ships, warships, aircraft carriers]
一艘船
一艘船
 sōu  chuán 
one boat
两艘军舰
兩艘軍艦
liǎng  sōu  jūn  jiàn 
two warships

 

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