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What is Measure Word A group of birds, a herd of cows. Similar to English, Chinese also uses measure words. However, Chinese uses them much more frequently than English. In English, you can say “There is a flock of birds” or “There are five birds.” In Chinese, we always need to use the specific measure…
What is Measure Word A group of birds, a herd of cows. Similar to English, Chinese also uses measure words. However, Chinese uses them much more frequently than English. In English, you can say “There is a flock of birds” or “There are five birds.” In Chinese, we always need to use the specific measure…
Grammar Point: In this article, we are going to introduce the following Chinese measure words: 打 dǎ, 袋 dài, 根 gēn, 卷 juǎn, 棵 kē, 批 pī. 打 (dǎ) 打 dǎ is a measure word used for various objects that are usually hit or struck, such as balls, eggs, cans, etc. It is similar to the English measure word “a dozen”…
Grammar Point:In this article, we are going to introduce the following Chinese measure words: 把 bǎ, 行 háng, 架 jià, 群 qún, 束 shù, 台 tái, 家 jiā, 頁页 yè 把 (bǎ) This is a measure word in Chinese that is used to indicate a group of objects or one certain object that can be held with one hand, such…
What is Measure Word A group of birds, a herd of cows. Similar to English, Chinese also uses measure words. However, Chinese uses them much more frequently than English. In English, you can say “There is a flock of birds” or “There are five birds.” In Chinese, we always need to use the specific measure…
Grammar Point:In this article, we are going to introduce the following Chinese measure words: 份 fèn, 張张 zhāng, 輛辆 liàng, 件 jiàn, 隻只 zhī, 條条 tiáo, 雙双 shuāng, 種种 zhǒng 份 (fèn) This is a measure word you may need when ordering food. In the context of food, it refers to a portion or serving…
Grammar Point:In this article, we are going to introduce the following Chinese measure words: 個个 ge, 位 wèi, 本 běn, 杯 bēi, 枝支 zhī, 瓶 píng, 罐 guàn, 塊块 kuài 個/个 (ge) This is the single most common measure word in Chinese. It is also sometimes used as a substitute for other measure words. While…