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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.
位
Measure word · wèi
people, politely
一位老师
lǎoshī
一位医生
yīshēng
一位先生
xiānsheng
一位客人
kèrén
一位经理
jīnglǐ
一位校长
xiàozhǎng
一位律师
lǜshī
一位观众
guānzhòng
一位小姐
xiǎo jiě
一位朋友
péngyou · also
一位同学
tóngxué · also
一位同事
tóngshì · also
一位司机
sījī · also
一位邻居
línjū · also
一位记者
jìzhě · also
一位演员
yǎnyuán · also
一位服务员
fú wù yuán · also
一位人
rén · also
一位护士
hùshi · also
Grey ones usually take a different measure word, but this one is also correct.
Quick quiz
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).