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Measure Word Finder

In Chinese a number needs a measure word before the noun: 一本书 (a book), 一张纸 (a sheet of paper). Type a noun to find the right one.

人 rén · person; people HSK 1

一个人

yí gè rén

个 gè — the general measure word: people, fruit, questions, ideas and much more

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Use 两, not 二, before a measure word. 这 (this), 那 (that) and 几 (how many) need one too.

那个人死在医院里了。Nà ge rén sǐ zài yīyuàn lǐ le.That person died in the hospital.
我们六个人一个小组。Wǒmen liù gèrén yīgè xiǎozǔ.The six of us are in one small group.
你家楼下站着一个人。Nǐ jiā lóu xià zhànzhe yí gè rén.Someone is standing downstairs at your building.

Ten nouns. Pick the measure word.

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Common nouns are checked by hand. Rarer ones use notes from the CC-CEDICT dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).