Chinese Measure Words 1

量词量词Measure Words

你叫什么名字？

我叫 。

你几岁？

我 岁。

(What is your name?)

nǐjiào shénme míngzì?

How old are you?

nǐ jǐ suì?

量词 量词 ((liàngcíliàngcí)) measure wordsmeasure words

一 个 女 生。 ( a girl )

一 个 苹 果。 ( an apple )

What measure words do you What measure words do you know?know?

个 gè ( 人 people, 物 objects) 只 zhī ( 动物，宠物 ) 匹 pī ( 马，驴 donkey ）条 tiáo (something long & thin: 鱼，蛇 snake ，

裤子）杯 bēi/ cup ，碗 wǎn/ bowl ( 容器 container)

How to How to say?say?

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What do you see? What do you see? How to say it with measure words?How to say it with measure words?

What do you see? What do you see? How to say it with measure How to say it with measure words?words?

件 jiàn

件、条

Say in Chinese – What do you Say in Chinese – What do you see?see?

本 (běn)

我看见 (kànjiàn) no. + measure word 书 (shū) 。

I see three books.

你看见什么？你看见什么？ What do you What do you see?see?

我看见 no. + measure word + objects 。

只 / 头

你看见什么？你看见什么？ What do you see?What do you see?

我看见 no. + measure word + objects 。 amount

杯 bēi

你看见什么？你看见什么？ What do you What do you see?see?

我看见 no. + measure word + objects 。

支 zhī

你看见什么？你看见什么？ What do you What do you see?see?

我看见 no. + measure word + objects 。

架 jià

Which picture am I talking Which picture am I talking about?about?

一

二

三四

Make new sentences according to the Make new sentences according to the pictures below:pictures below:

一

二

三四

朵朵 (duǒ)

朵朵 (duǒ)

棵棵 (kē)

你看见什么？你看见什么？ What do you What do you see?see?

我看见 (kànjiàn) + + object(s) 。

Look at the picture, and answer Look at the picture, and answer questions.questions.

Look at the picture, and answer Look at the picture, and answer questions.questions.

What measure words do you What measure words do you know?know?

个 gè ( 人 people, 物 objects) 只 zhī ( 动物，宠物 ) 匹 pī ( 马，驴 donkey ）条 tiáo (something long & thin: 鱼，蛇 snake ，

裤子）杯 bēi/ cup ，碗 wǎn/ bowl ( 容器 container)

Can you write?Can you write?