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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.
朋友
péngyou
· friend
HSK 1
一个朋友
yí gè péngyou
个 gè — the general measure word: people, fruit, questions, ideas and much more
Say it
Use 两, not 二, before a measure word. 这 (this), 那 (that) and 几 (how many) need one too.
Real examples
- 我下午没时间，得陪一个朋友。Wǒ xiàwǔ méi shíjiān, děi péi yí ge péngyou.I don’t have time this afternoon, I have to accompany a friend.
Quick quiz
Ten nouns. Pick the measure word.
right
一
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Remember these
Common nouns are checked by hand. Rarer ones use notes from the CC-CEDICT dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).