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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.

同事 tóngshì · colleague HSK 3

一个同事

yí gè tóngshì

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.

今天本来工作就很多，加上两个同事请假，大家都忙到很晚。jīntiān běnlái gōngzuò jiù hěn duō, jiāshàng liǎng gè tóngshì qǐngjià, dàjiā dōu máng dào hěn wǎn.There was already a lot of work today, and with two colleagues on leave, everyone stayed busy until very late.

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).