A2 · Grammar reference · ASG64BTE
Measure words for counting
Chinese uses measure words, a type of word called classifiers in linguistics which are common in East Asian languages. Measure words have a number of important uses, but one of the first ways you'll need to use them is for counting. Chinese learners should master them, starting with the measure word 个 (gè).
- Keywords
- 个
- Used for
- Expressing quantity
- Classification
- HSK2
Examples (19)
一个人
两只猫
三条鱼
四杯牛奶
五瓶水
六块巧克力
七盒茶叶
八台电脑
九支玫瑰
十个美女
一条狗
一条河
一条路
一条龙
一条鱼
一条短信
一块巧克力
一盒巧克力
一颗巧克力
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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