LEARN + CHINESE / 119 of 300 HSK 4
A Dozen, a Bag, a Tree 打
At the shop, you buy a dozen eggs; at home, a bag of rice and a roll of paper. Chinese measure words keep track of what kind of thing you’re counting: 打 is a dozen, 袋 a bag, 卷 a roll, and 棵 a plant. Learn each one beside a familiar noun.
因为这份工作的关系，我总是要打领带。
yīnwèi zhè fèn gōngzuò de guānxi， wǒ zǒngshì yào dǎ lǐngdài。
Because of my job, I always have to wear a tie.
人家还没来，你再等一会儿。
rénjiā hái méi lái， nǐ zài děngyīhuìr。
They are not here yet; wait a little longer.
我租了一间离这里不远的屋子。
wǒ zū le yì jiān lí zhèlǐ bù yuǎn de wūzi。
I rented a place not far from here.
桌子在这里。
zhuōzi zài zhèlǐ。
The table is here.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
rénjia | others; I (referring to self) |
dá | dozen |
dài | bag; pocket |
gēn | root; long thin objects |
juǎn | to roll up |
kē | (measure for trees/plants) |
pī | to criticize; approve |
wǎn | bowl |
liǎn | face |
shǒu | hand |
wūzi | room; house |
zhuōzi | table; desk |
dāo | knife |
zhēn | needle; stitch |
zhèlǐ | here |
yīhuìr | a little while |
guānxì | relation; relationship |
yīnwèi | because |
gōngzuò | to work; job |
zǒngshì | always |
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