| Plants: There are three Chinese measure words used for plants.  棵 (kē): classifier for trees, grass etc. (also includes cabbages) 一棵树 (yī kē shù) - A tree 株 (zhū): smaller trees/plants, flower still in the ground 一株花 (yī zhū huā) - A flower 朵 (duǒ): for flowers, clouds or things similar to them 一朵玫瑰 (yī duǒ méigu) - A stem of rose Fruit and Vegetables: The measure words for fruit and vegetables tend to describe the size and shape of them. There are also some fruit or vegetables such as apples or aubergines, where you can just use 个 gè. 根 (gēn) – Long slender objects; thin, flexible strands 一根胡萝卜 (yì gēn húluóbo) – A carrot 一根黄瓜 (yì gēn huángguā) – A cucumber 颗 (kē) – Small objects, objects appearing small (hearts, pearls, diamonds, teeth, satellites, etc.) 一颗葡萄 (yì kē pú tao) – A grape 一颗樱桃 (yì kē yīng táo) – A cherry 粒 (lì) – Gain; classifier for small round things (seeds, peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc.) 一粒大米 (yí lì dà mǐ) – A grain of rice 一粒黄豆 (yì lì huáng dòu) – A soya bean 头 (tóu) – Bulb 一头蒜 (yì tóu suàn) – A bulb of garlic 一头洋葱 (yì tóu yángcōng) – An onion 瓣 (bàn) – For segment, section, clove (normally 儿 is added) 一瓣儿蒜 (yí bànr suàn) – A clove of garlic 一瓣儿橘子 (yí bànr júzi) – A slice of orange 把 (bǎ) – For a quantity of things that can be held in one hand 一把香蕉 (yì bǎ xiāngjiāo) – A bunch of bananas 一把青菜 (yì bǎ qīngcài) – A bunch of green vegetables #Our teachers # More than 10 years teaching experience Master Degree Certificate for teaching chinese as a foreign language  # Contact us# Name:fiona Phone number:021-52287809,13918358891 E-mail:info@mandarinmorning.com www.mandarinmorning.com If you are interested to join Mandarin Morning school or want more details about our services, scan the following QR code. ☟   Chinese training center 10 years+ ，200 teachers ，more 10000 students，200+companies  |
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