Difference between revisions of "Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Measure-words"

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  !|Character
  !|character
  !|Pinyin
  !|pinyin
  !|Usage
  !|usage
!Examples
!examples
  |-
  |-
   |串
   |串
   |chuàn
   |chuàn
   |for a string of same things
   |string of same things
|一串葡萄(grapes)
|一串葡萄 a bunch of grapes
  |-
  |-
   |册
   |册
   |cè
   |cè
   |
   |book
|
|一册书 a book
  |-
  |-
   |丘
   |丘
   |qiū
   |qiū
   |
   |divided paddy field
|
|一丘田 a paddy field
  |-
  |-
   |乘
   |乘
   |shèng
   |shèng
   |
   |chariot
|
|千乘之国 country with a thousand chariots
  |-
  |-
   |下
   |下
   |xià
   |xià
   |
   |time of the same actions
|
|点击鼠标两下 click the mouse two times
  |-
  |-
   |丈
   |丈
   |zhàng
   |zhàng
   |
   |unit of length, 10/3 metre for now
|
|万丈深渊 ten thousand zhang depth abyss
  |-
  |-
   |丝
   |丝
   |sī
   |sī
   |
   |1/10000
|
|丝米 1/10000 metre
  |-
  |-
   |两
   |两
   |liǎng
   |liǎng
   |
   |unit of weight, 50 grams for now
|
|半斤八两 half jin and eight liang (idiom, at the same level, derogatory)
  |-
  |-
   |具
   |具

Revision as of 07:37, 20 April 2017

character pinyin usage examples
chuàn string of same things 一串葡萄 a bunch of grapes
book 一册书 a book
qiū divided paddy field 一丘田 a paddy field
shèng chariot 千乘之国 country with a thousand chariots
xià time of the same actions 点击鼠标两下 click the mouse two times
zhàng unit of length, 10/3 metre for now 万丈深渊 ten thousand zhang depth abyss
1/10000 丝米 1/10000 metre
liǎng unit of weight, 50 grams for now 半斤八两 half jin and eight liang (idiom, at the same level, derogatory)
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