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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.

叶子 yèzi · leaf HSK 4

一片叶子

yí piàn yèzi

片 piàn — thin slices and flat pieces: bread, leaves, pills

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

这棵树只剩下几片叶子了。Zhè kē shù zhǐ shèngxià jǐ piàn yèzi le.There are only a few leaves left on this tree.
她从树上摘了一片叶子夹在书里。Tā cóng shù shang zhāile yí piàn yèzi jiā zài shū lǐ.She picked a leaf from the tree and put it in her book.

Ten nouns. Pick the measure word.

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