{"id":9848,"date":"2023-10-03T21:45:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=9848"},"modified":"2025-03-28T17:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T09:52:57","slug":"measure-words-ge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/03\/measure-words-ge\/","title":{"rendered":"Measure Words &#8211; \u500b ge and \u5f35 zh\u0101ng"},"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\/2023\/10\/03\/measure-words-ge\/#What_is_Measure_Word\" >What is Measure Word<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/03\/measure-words-ge\/#%E5%80%8B%E4%B8%AA_ge\" >\u500b\/\u4e2a (ge)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/03\/measure-words-ge\/#%E5%BC%B5%E5%BC%A0_zhang\" >\u5f35\/\u5f20&nbsp;(zh\u0101ng)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" 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:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mw1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mw1.png 570w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mw1-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mw1-300x453.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%80%8B%E4%B8%AA_ge\"><\/span>\u500b\/\u4e2a (ge)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"ge\">This is <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">the single most common measure word in Chinese<\/mark><\/strong>. It is also sometimes used as a substitute for other measure words. While it&#8217;s not technically incorrect, using it as a substitute for other measure words may make you sound like a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<strong>\u500b<\/strong>\u6f22\u5821<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<strong>\u4e2a<\/strong>\u6c49\u5821\u5305<\/span>\u3000<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">Y\u00ed <strong>ge<\/strong> h\u00e0nb\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">Y\u00ed <strong>ge<\/strong> h\u00e0nb\u01ceob\u0101o<\/span><br>A hamburger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169<strong>\u500b<\/strong>\u7897<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24<strong>\u4e2a<\/strong>\u7897<\/span>\u3000\nLi\u01ceng <strong>ge<\/strong> w\u01cen<br>Two bowls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcd6&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/03\/twoinchinese\/\">Why is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169\u500b\u7897<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24\u4e2a\u7897<\/span> instead of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e8c\u500b\u7897<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e8c\u4e2a\u7897<\/span>?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mw10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mw10.png 583w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mw10-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mw10-300x387.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%BC%B5%E5%BC%A0_zhang\"><\/span><strong>\u5f35<\/strong>\/<strong>\u5f20&nbsp;(zh\u0101ng)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f35<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f20<\/span><\/strong> is an measure word for<strong>&nbsp;<mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">flat objects<\/mark><\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;like a ticket, a piece of paper, a table, or a bed, and so on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4e00<strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f35<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f20<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d19<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7eb8<\/span> Y\u00ec&nbsp;<strong>zh\u0101ng<\/strong>&nbsp;zh\u01d0<br>A piece of paper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5169<strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f35<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f20<\/span><\/strong>\u684c\u5b50\u3000Li\u01ceng&nbsp;<strong>zh\u0101ng<\/strong>&nbsp;zhu\u014dzi<br>Two tables<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4e09<strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f35<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f20<\/span><\/strong>\u7968\u3000S\u0101n&nbsp;<strong>zh\u0101ng<\/strong>&nbsp;pi\u00e0o<br>Three tickets<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\" style=\"width:150px;height:29px\" 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? 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