| Chinese measure words can be one of the most intimidating and confusing things about learning Chinese for beginners. Let’s have a look at measure words for vehicles and buildings.  Vehicles: 辆 liàng: Used for most wheeled vehicles. Example: 一辆汽车 (yí liàng qì chē) = A car 艘 sōu: Used for ships and vessels. Example: 一艘船 (yì sōu chuán) = A boat 列 liè: Used for trains etc. (列 is used for a series or row of things). Example: 一列火车 yí liè huǒ chē = A train 架 jià: Used for airplanes (also used for pianos and machines). Example: 一架飞机 (yí jià fēi jī) = An airplane Buildings: 座 zuò: Measure word for big buildings, mountains, bridges 一座大厦 (yí zuò dà shà) – A mansion 一座桥 (yí zuò qiáo) – A bridge 一座寺庙 (yí zuò sìmiào) – A temple 栋 dòng: Measure word for buildings 一栋房子 (yí dòng fángzi) – A house 一栋别墅 (yí dòng biéshù) – A villa 间 jiān: Room 一间屋子 (yì jiān wūzi) – A room 一间教室 (yì jiān jiàoshì) – A classroom 所 suǒ: For buildings whose purposes are explicitly stated 一所学校 (yì suǒ xuéxiào) – A school 一所医院 (yì suǒ yīyuàn) – A hospital 家 jiā: Measure word for families or businesses 一家宾馆 (yì jiā bīnguǎn) – A hotel 一家公司 (yì jiā gōngsī) – A company 一家电影院 (yì jiā diànyǐngyuàn) – A cinema |
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