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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.

演员 yǎnyuán · actor HSK 4

一个演员

yí gè yǎnyuán

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.

这个演员有很深的功夫。Zhège yǎnyuán yǒu hěn shēn de gōngfu.This actor has profound skills.
她的身体条件不错，可以培养成一个舞蹈演员。Tā de shēntǐ tiáojiàn bùcuò, kěyǐ péiyǎng chéng yí ge wǔdǎo yǎnyuán.Her physical condition is good, she can be trained to be a dancer.

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).