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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.

Chinese, pinyin or English all work. Type a measure word (like 张) to see what it counts.

车 chē · car; vehicle HSK 1

一辆车

yí liàng chē

辆 liàng — vehicles with wheels: cars, bikes, buses

Say it

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

Real examples

  • 对面来了一辆汽车。Duìmiàn láile yí liàng qìchē.A car came from the opposite direction.
  • 这辆车每月租三千。Zhè liàng chē měi yuè zū sānqiān.This car rents for three thousand a month.
  • 那辆汽车的速度很快。Nà liàng qìchē de sùdù hěn kuài.The speed of that car is very fast.

Quick quiz

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).