Kilo Lingo

Mandarin · Chapter 7 · Lesson 21 · Measure words

Measure words: the starter set

Every counted noun needs its counting word, and 个 alone will not carry you. Match the nouns you already know to 件, 位, 份 and friends - tap the right chip, no typing.

Measure-word drill

Match the noun to its measure word

Three round shapes, mixed: pick a noun's measure word, pick a measure word's job, and pick the word that does a job. Tap the right chip - no typing, ever. Miss one and it comes back round before the end.

Why measure words exist, the core dozen, and the nouns people actually argue about - the classifiers article has the whole picture.

Read the classifiers article

The measure words

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