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]

个/個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
yí  ge  nǚ  hái
a girl       
两个梦
兩個夢
liǎng  ge  mèng
two dreams

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

只/隻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  hú  dié
two butterflies

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

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

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

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

根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
yì  gēn  zhǐ  tóu
a finger
两根香蕉
兩根香蕉
liǎng  gēn  xiāng  jiāo 
two bananas

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

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

片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
yí   piàn  yè  zi
a leaf
两片云
兩片雲
liǎng  piàn  yún
two clouds

条/條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
yì   tiáo  yú 
a fish
两条蛇
兩條蛇
liǎng  tiáo  shé
two snakes

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

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

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

对/對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
yí  duì  niǎo 
two birds
两对夫妻
兩對夫妻
liǎng  duì  fū  qī 
two couples

双/雙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  wà  zi 
two pairs of socks

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

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

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

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

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

 

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