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 You need to know the right measure word when asking a "how much/many?" question using "jǐ 几".
+A Chinese version of [[wikipedia:For_Want_of_a_Nail|For Want of a Nail]] is:
+失了一'''颗'''铁钉，丢了一'''只'''马蹄铁；
+丢了一'''只'''马蹄铁，折了一'''匹'''战马；
+折了一'''匹'''战马，损了一'''位'''国王；
+损了一'''位'''国王，输了一'''场'''战争；
+输了一'''场'''战争，亡了一'''个'''帝国。
 Below is a comprehensive list of Chinese measure words and how to use them.
+Italic means uncommon.
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-|+Italic means uncommon.
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   !|Pinyin