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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.

题 tí · question (on an exam); problem HSK 2

一道题

yí dào tí

道 dào — questions, dishes of food, doors and lines

Say it

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

Real examples

  • 这道数学题谁都不会算。Zhè dào shùxuétí shéi dōu bú huì suàn.No one can solve this math problem.
  • 按照他的方法,这道题省了好几步。Ànzhào tā de bànfǎ, zhè dào tí shěngle hǎo jǐ bù.According to his method, this problem saves several steps.
  • 这道题并不复杂,你再想想就会明白。Zhè dào tí bìng bú fùzá, nǐ zài xiǎngxiang jiù huì míngbai.This question is not complicated, you will understand if you think about it again.

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).