{"id":9803,"date":"2014-02-26T08:56:12","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T12:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=9803"},"modified":"2018-02-07T08:52:06","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T12:52:06","slug":"10-must-know-chinese-measure-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/10-must-know-chinese-measure-words\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Must Know Chinese Measure Words"},"content":{"rendered":"

When just beginning to study Chinese, many people get intimidated by the massive amount of measure words used in the language. Don’t let the measure words freak you out, though, especially if you’re a native English speaker – we use tons of measure words in English! Just see for yourself: one glass<\/em> of water, two pairs<\/em> of pants, three bars<\/em> of chocolate, four bottles<\/em> of beer, five groups<\/em> of students. Here are 10 must know Chinese measure words to get you going.<\/p>\n

Of course, the big difference between Chinese and English when it comes to measure words is that only some nouns require one in English, while every noun requires one in Chinese. For example, you don’t need a measure word for “people” in English – you can just say “three people.” This is different in Chinese – “three people<\/strong>” (\u4e09\u4e2a\u4eba – s\u0101n g\u00e8 r\u00e9n).\u00a0 Different measure words are used for different nouns, and there are certain rules that you should learn in order to help you master this aspect of Chinese.<\/p>\n

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Measure words are an important part of Chinese!<\/p><\/div>\n