{"id":3007,"date":"2022-10-07T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T06:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=3007"},"modified":"2023-04-13T22:05:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T14:05:27","slug":"chinese-measure-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Measure Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/#What_is_Measure_Word\" >What is Measure Word<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/#Time_Nouns_with_Measure_Words\" >Time Nouns with Measure Words<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Measure_Word\"><\/span>What is Measure Word<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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 &#8220;There is a flock of birds&#8221; or &#8220;There are five birds.&#8221; In Chinese, we always need to use the specific measure word, no matter how many there are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Measure words are a major challenge for many Chinese language learners. There are over two hundred different measure words in Chinese. Many nouns are linked with their own special measure word, which usually relates to the meaning of the given noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Chinese, you always need to put a measure word between a number and a noun, or a demonstrative pronoun and a noun. <strong>Every noun, even single and countable nouns, requires a measure word in Chinese.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<P><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u676f\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u676f\u6c34<\/span>\u3000y\u00ec <strong>b\u0113i<\/strong> shu\u01d0\u3000a cup of water<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<P><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e94\u96bb\u72d7<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e94\u53ea\u72d7<\/span>\u3000w\u01d4 <strong>zh\u012b<\/strong> g\u01d2u\u3000five dogs<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<P><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9019\u672c\u66f8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd9\u672c\u4e66<\/span>\u3000zh\u00e8 <strong>b\u011bn<\/strong> sh\u016b\u3000this book<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<P><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u90a3\u8f1b\u8eca<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u90a3\u8f86\u8f66<\/span>\u3000n\u00e0 <strong>li\u00e0ng<\/strong> ch\u0113\u3000that car<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>However, measure words are not required when the noun is used generically to refer to something without regard to a specific quantity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<P><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u66f8\u5f88\u597d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e66\u5f88\u597d<\/span>\u3000sh\u016b h\u011bnh\u01ceo\u3000book(s) is\/are good<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<P><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6211\u6709\u7b46<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6211\u6709\u7b14<\/span>\u3000w\u01d2 y\u01d2u b\u01d0\u3000I have pen(s)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_Nouns_with_Measure_Words\"><\/span>Time Nouns with Measure Words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With <strong>time nouns<\/strong>, measure words can sometimes be omitted. As you may or may not know, the Chinese have a fondness for even numbers, except for &#8220;4&#8221; as it sounds like the word for &#8220;dead&#8221; in Chinese. In speech, we also prefer even-numbered syllables. Therefore, if a time noun is a one-syllable word, we tend to drop the measure word. Even if the number of time units is greater than ten, and the time noun becomes more than one syllable, we still follow the rule of using a number less than ten. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Number<\/td><td>MW<\/td><td>one syllable word<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4e00 y\u00ec<\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">X<\/mark><\/td><td>\u5929 ti\u0101n<\/td><td>1 day <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4e00 y\u00ec<\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">X<\/mark><\/td><td>\u5e74 ni\u00e1n<\/td><td>1 year<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4e00 y\u00ec<\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">X<\/mark><\/td><td>\u5468 zh\u014du<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u5341\u4e00 sh\u00edy\u012b<\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">X<\/mark><\/td><td>\u5929 ti\u0101n<\/td><td>11 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4e09\u5341 s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">X<\/mark><\/td><td>\u5e74 ni\u00e1n<\/td><td>30 year<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>However, when the time noun is a two-syllable word, we tend to keep the measure word to make it an even-numbered syllable word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Number<\/td><td>MW<\/td><td>two syllables word<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4e00 y\u00ed<\/td><td>(<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span> ge)<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u661f\u671f x\u012bngq\u012b<\/span><\/td><td>1 week<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4e00 y\u00ed<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span> ge<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u79ae\u62dc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u793c\u62dc<\/span> l\u01d0b\u00e0i<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4e00 y\u00ed<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span> ge<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9418\u982d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u949f\u5934<\/span> zh\u014dngtou<\/td><td>1 hour<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4e00 y\u00ed<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span> ge<\/td><td>\u65e9\u4e0a z\u01ceoshang<\/td><td>1 moring<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4e00 y\u00ed<\/td><td>(<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span> ge)<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span> xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/td><td>1 hour<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4e09\u5341 s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u500b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2a<\/span> ge<\/mark><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9418\u982d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u949f\u5934<\/span> zh\u014dngtou<\/td><td>30 hours<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>N<\/strong><\/mark><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">ote: <\/mark><\/strong>Month&#8221; in Chinese with measure word or without measure word has different meanings. For example, \u4e8c\u6708 \u00e8ryu\u00e8 means &#8220;February,&#8221; but <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169\u500b\u6708\u4e24\u4e2a\u6708<\/span> li\u01ceng ge yu\u00e8 means &#8220;two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/measure-words-1\/\">Measure words part 1<\/a>&nbsp;(ge, w\u00e8i, b\u011bn, b\u0113i, zh\u012b, p\u00edng, gu\u00e0n, ku\u00e0i\uff09<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/05\/measure-words-2\/\">Measure words part 2<\/a>&nbsp;(f\u00e8n, zh\u0101ng, li\u00e0ng, ji\u00e0n, zh\u012b, ti\u00e1o, shu\u0101ng, zh\u01d2ng\uff09<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" width=\"150\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1536x296.png 1536w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-2048x394.png 2048w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-850x164.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Do you like it? \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/foundation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-571\" width=\"150\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-600x171.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Measure Word A group of birds, a herd of cows. 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