Measure Words and Ownership
Count starter nouns and connect them to people without skipping measure words.
Goal
Learners can use number-measure-noun phrases with common possession patterns.
Make three new sentences with this module’s grammar pattern and support words.
Focus
Useful examples
我有三个朋友。
Wǒ yǒu sān ge péngyou.
I have three friends.
这是妈妈的一杯茶。
Zhè shì māma de yì bēi chá.
This is Mom’s cup of tea.
Measure Words with 个
Count people and things with the basic measure word pattern.
Practice sentences
这些孩子个个都很可爱。
Every one of these kids is adorable.
The most common measure word, said twice.
她买了两本书。
She bought two books.
Books use this word.
请给我一杯水。
Please give me a glass of water.
Drinks in cups can use this word.
这个面包两块钱。
This bread costs two yuan.
Which “two” goes straight before a money unit?
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Module word list
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 个 | gè | (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 本 | běn | root |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 5
|
Dictionary |
| 杯 | bēi | cup |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
HSK 2.0 2
HSK 3.0 4
|
Dictionary |
| 三 | sān | three |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 苹果 | píng guǒ | apple |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |