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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.

树叶 shù yè

一片树叶

yí piàn shù yè

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.

我不用为大船和木筏操心，小划子有多重也用不着想，至多，有一两片树叶被微风吹落，在我的胸膛上轻轻摇荡。wǒ bù yòng wèi dà chuán hé mù fá cāo xīn xiǎo huà zi yǒu duō zhòng yě yòng bù zhe xiǎng zhì duō yǒu yī liǎng piàn shù yè bèi wēi fēng chuī luò zài wǒ de xiōng táng shàng qīng qīng yáo dàng"I don't have to worry about the large ships and rafts, and I don't need to think about how heavy the little rowboats are; at most, a leaf or two is blown off by the gentle breeze, lightly swaying on my chest."

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