Sunday, September 26, 2010

量词 measure words in Chinese

Before every noun in Chinese, a measure word must be used, this is very different from English, which is a quite hard part for beginners in Chinese learning, for you have to remember so many different measure words for different nouns.  But don't worry. The more you learn, the easier it will be. 比如(bi3 ru2) For example:

一个人           
one person

两个朋友
two friends

三个学生
three students

一本书
one book

六个苹果
six apples

一辆(liang4)自行车
one bicycle

三辆汽车
three cars

一件(jian4)衬衫
one shirt

四双(shuang4)球鞋
four pairs of sneakers

两条(tiao2)长裤
two pairs of pants

一架(jia4)飞机
one plane

六瓶(ping2)水
five bottles of water


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