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  <p><span class="english"><a name="Measure words">Measure
  words</a> <span class="MsoFootnoteReference">
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  <p><span class="english">Words used for quantifying objects are
  called measure words. In English, some nouns are used in
  expressions of quantity to measure uncountable nouns, such as cup
  of in a cup of tea, bottle of in a bottle of wine and piece of in
  a piece of paper. However, measure words are used to quantify
  every object in Chinese. In</span></p>
  <p><span class="hanzi">三</span> <span class="hanzi">个</span>
  <span class="hanzi">人</span></p>
  <p><span class="english" style="font-family:Arial; color:red">sān
  ge</span> <span class="english">rén</span> <span class=
  "english"><a href="Sound/san%20ge%20ren.wav"><img src=
  "../Misc/BD18249_.WMF" /></a></span></p>
  <p><span class="english">Three people.</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">The word <span>GE</span> is a measure
  word used to quantify people. Here are some more
  examples.</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">1. If a number is attached to a noun, a
  measure word is inserted between the number and the noun, as
  in</span></p>
  <p><span class="hanzi">我</span> <span class="hanzi">有</span>
  <span> <span class="hanzi">三</span> <span class=
  "hanzi">个</span></span> <span class="hanzi">老师</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">wǒ yǒu <span>sān ge</span> lăoshī</span>
  <span class="english"><a href=
  "Sound/wo%20you%20san%20ge%20laoshi.wav"><img src=
  "../Misc/BD18249_.WMF" /></a></span></p>
  <p><span class="english">I have three teachers.</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">2. If a specifier such as</span>
  <span class="hanzi">这</span> <span class="english">zhè</span>
  <span class="english">this,</span> <span class="hanzi">那</span>
  <span class="english">nà</span> <span class="english">that
  or</span> <span class="hanzi">每</span> <span class="english"
  style="font-family:Arial; color:red">měi</span> <span class=
  "english">every</span> <span class="english">is attached to a
  noun, a measure word is inserted between the specifier and the
  noun, as in</span></p>
  <p><span class="hanzi">这</span> <span class="hanzi">个</span>
  <span class="hanzi">老师</span> <span class="hanzi">是</span>
  <span class="hanzi">汉</span> <span class="hanzi">语</span>
  <span class="hanzi">老师</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">zhè ge</span> <span class=
  "english">lăoshī shì Hànyŭ Lăoshī</span> <span class=
  "english"><a href=
  "Sound/zhe%20ge%20laoshi%20shi%20hanyu%20laoshi.wav"><img src=
  "../Misc/BD18249_.WMF" /></a></span></p>
  <p><span class="english">This teacher is a Chinese language
  teacher.</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">3. If a question word such as</span>
  <span class="hanzi">几</span> <span class="english" style=
  "font-family:Arial; color:red">jĭ</span> <span class=
  "english">how many or</span> <span class="hanzi">哪</span>
  <span class="english" style=
  "font-family:Arial; color:red">nă</span> <span class=
  "english">which</span> <span class="english">is used, a measure
  word is inserted between the question word and the noun, as
  in</span> <span class="hanzi">你有 <span>几个</span>老师</span>
  <span class="english">nĭ yǒu jĭ ge lăoshī</span> <span class=
  "english">? How many teachers do you have?</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">The most commonly used measure word is
  the very general</span> <span class="hanzi">个</span> <span class=
  "english">ge</span> <span class="english">but other Chinese
  measure words often categorise what follows according to shape
  and type. For instance, the measure word</span> <span class=
  "hanzi">条</span> <span class="english">tiáo</span> <span class=
  "english">is used for quantifying objects that are long, thin,
  narrow and twisted, such as ropes, snakes, streets and rivers,
  but is also used for quantifying news, lives, and lower-body worn
  items such as trousers!</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">There are two special Chinese nouns that
  do not need measure words. One is</span> <span class=
  "hanzi">年</span> <span class="english">nián</span> <span class=
  "english">year and the other is</span> <span class=
  "hanzi">天</span> <span class="english">tiān</span> <span class=
  "english">day (including</span> <span class="hanzi">日</span>
  <span class="english">rì</span> <span class=
  "english">)</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">There are so many measure words that
  they are even a nightmare for the Chinese. Worse still, measure
  words used in the north of China may be different from those used
  in the south. The following list gives the "essential" Chinese
  measure words for beginners.</span></p>
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    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">MW</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">Used for</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">Examples</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
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          <p><span class="hanzi">本</span> <span class="english"
          style="font-family:Arial; color:red">bĕn</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">book-like objects</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">Magazines</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">四本杂志</span> <span class="english">; novels</span>
          <span class="hanzi">三本小说</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">层</span> <span class="english"
          style="font-family:Arial; color:red">céng</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">floors (similar to</span>
          <span class="hanzi" style=
          "font-family: TSC UKai M TT">楼</span> <span class=
          "english">)</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">storey</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">三层楼</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">次</span> <span class=
          "english">cì</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">actions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">to pay a visit</span>
          <span class="hanzi">去了一次中国</span> <span class="english">;
          to do something</span></p>
          <p><span class="hanzi">这件事作了两次</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">顶</span> <span class=
          "english">dĭng</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">something to put over one's
          head</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">hats</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">一顶帽子</span> <span class="english">;
          umbrellas</span> <span class="hanzi">一顶雨伞</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">顿</span> <span class=
          "english">dùn</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">actions which last for a short
          period</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">to eat a meal</span>
          <span class="hanzi">吃了一顿饭</span> <span class="english">;
          to beat somebody up</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">把他打了一顿</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">封</span> <span class=
          "english">fēng</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">something sealed in an
          envelope</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">letters</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">两封信</span> <span class="english">;
          telegrams</span> <span class="hanzi">一封电报</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">幅</span> <span class=
          "english">fú</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">picture-like objects</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">paintings</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">三幅画</span> <span class="english">; banners</span>
          <span class="hanzi">八幅标语</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">个</span> <span class=
          "english">ge</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">units of something (common
          measure word for abstract and physical
          objects)</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">people</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">五个人</span> <span class="english">; ideas</span>
          <span class="hanzi">一个主意</span> <span class=
          "english">...</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">间</span> <span class=
          "english">jiān</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">any kind of room</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">bed-room</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">一间卧室</span> <span class="english">;
          kitchen</span> <span class="hanzi">两间厨房</span>
          <span class="english">;</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">件</span> <span class=
          "english">jiàn</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">upper-body worn clothes;
          matters</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">shirts</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">两件衬衫</span> <span class="english">;
          matters</span> <span class="hanzi">三件事</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">句</span> <span class=
          "english">jù</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">Sentences; lines (e.g. of
          poems)</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">sentences</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">两句话</span> <span class="english">; idioms</span>
          <span class="hanzi">三句成语</span> <span class=
          "english">;</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">辆</span> <span class=
          "english">liàng</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">vehicles (on wheels)</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">cars</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">一辆汽车</span> <span class="english">; bikes</span>
          <span class="hanzi">一辆自行车</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">篇</span> <span class=
          "english">piān</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">writing</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">essays</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">一篇文章</span> <span class="english">;</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">首</span> <span class=
          "english">shŏu</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">verse</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">songs</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">一首民歌</span> <span class="english">; poems</span>
          <span class="hanzi">两首中国诗歌</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">条</span> <span class=
          "english">tiáo</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">narrow, long and twisting;
          lower-body worn clothes</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">fish</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">一条鱼</span> <span class="english">;
          trousers</span> <span class="hanzi">两条裤子</span>
          <span class="english">, boats</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">一条船</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">位</span> <span class=
          "english">wèi</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">people (used to show
          respect)</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">teachers</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">三位老师</span> <span class="english">;
          customers</span> <span class="hanzi">一位顾客</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">张</span> <span class=
          "english">zhāng</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">objects made of paper; flat
          objects</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">paper</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">一张纸</span> <span class="english">; tickets,
          table</span> <span class="hanzi">一张桌子</span> <span class=
          "english">; bed</span> <span class="hanzi">一张床</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="87" valign="top" style=
        "width: 65.4pt; border-left: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="hanzi">只</span> <span class=
          "english">zhī</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="184" valign="top" style=
        "width: 138.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">animals; one of a
          pair</span></p>
        </td>
        <td width="312" valign="top" style=
        "width: 234.0pt; border-left: medium none; border-right: 1.0pt solid windowtext; border-top: medium none; border-bottom: 1.0pt solid windowtext; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm">
          <p><span class="english">chickens</span> <span class=
          "hanzi">三只鸡</span> <span class="english">; shoe</span>
          <span class="hanzi">一只鞋</span></p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <p>Click on the following links to view the Flash files.</p>
  <p><a target="_blank" href="Flash/Measure%20words.swf" style=
  "text-decoration: none">Measure words</a></p>
  <p><span class="english">If you have any questions about this
  explanation, please click here.</span></p>
  <p><span class="english"><a style=
  "text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700" target="_blank" href=
  "Lessons%2014-16.htm#15,%20MW">Assignments</a> .</span></p>
  <p><span class="english"><br /></span></p>
  <p>Translate the sentences into Chinese (15, measure words)</p>
  <p>Pleased give me two magazines.</p>
  <p>He has six books, magazine and two dictionaries, he has no
  maps.</p>
  <p>One of the students lives in the foreign students
  dormitory.</p>
  <p>I have three friends, none of them have Chinese
  dictionaries.</p>
  <p>How many Chinese do you know? I know two.</p>
  <p>He is going to the dormitory to see a student.</p>
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  <p><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Frequently asked
  questions</span></p>
  <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><span lang="en-us" xml:lang=
  "en-us">Click on the following links to view the
  answers</span></p>
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    <li>
      <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><span style=
      "FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href=
      "http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Grammar%20exercises/Measure%20words.htm#1.%20How%20many%20measure%20words%20are%20there">
      How many measure words are there?</a></span></p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><span style=
      "FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href=
      "http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Grammar%20exercises/Measure%20words.htm#2.%20When%20do%20I%20need%20a%20measure%20word%20(category%201)%20in%20a%20sentence">
      When do I need a measure word (category 1) in a
      sentence?</a></span></p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><span style=
      "FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href=
      "http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Grammar%20exercises/Measure%20words.htm#3.%20Where%20should%20I%20place%20a%20measure%20word%20in%20a%20sentence">
      Where should I place a measure word in a
      sentence?</a></span></p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><span style=
      "FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href=
      "http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Grammar%20exercises/Measure%20words.htm#4.%20Are%20there%20any%20other%20tips%20on%20the%20use%20of%20measure%20words">
      Are there any other tips on the use of measure
      words?</a></span></p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"
      href=
      "http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Grammar%20exercises/Measure%20words.htm#5.%20Should%20the%20word%20%E5%A4%9A%20(more,%20over)%20appear%20before%20or%20after%20a%20measure%20word">
      <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Should the word</span>
      <span class="hanzi" style=
      "FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: TSC UKai M TT">多</span>
      <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(more, over) appear before or
      after a measure word?</span></a></p>
    </li>
  </ol>
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  "font-family: Comic Sans MS; color: blue"><a style=
  "text-decoration: none; font-weight:400" title=
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