Relevant Content
We'll always make sure you know exactly what the lesson is about. You
will easily understand whether it is relevant for you.
Introducing Measure Words 基本量词
Great Hosts
Here at ChinesePod, all our lessons are presented in an entertaining
manner by our great hosts. You'll find language learners, teachers,
and even professors sharing their insights, ideas, and teaching
methods in our video and audio lessons.
Brief Lesson Summaries
A brief introduction of the lesson will always tell you what this
lesson is about and what language level is the intended target. If
you're interested in the subject, but might not be able to understand
it in full, fear not; we have transcripts of lesson dialogues
vocabulary so you can follow along.
IN THIS LESSON
ID: 6029 Newbie
In this All the Way to Intermediate lesson, we introduce Chinese measure words. In Chinese, most numbered nouns are preceded by specific measure words. These are also known as classifiers. Take a look at our lesson where we introduce the first batch of these important words.
Make sure to watch other ATWTI episodes and don't forget to visit Practice tab for more links.
If you think you've missed some of the series, check our playlist here:
All the Way to Intermediate
Here are other related lessons from our library that will supplement this lesson and boost your Chinese level.
Important Measure Words for Food and Drink
All About Measure Words
Measure Word Fundamentals: 个,只,条,张
Measure Words for Counting People
Measure Words for Verbs 动量词
Mon Apr 02 2018 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
Awesome Materials
Our lessons contain natural communication in Chinese
in video and audio format. We have have lessons focused on video or a
podcast format and our lessons have transcripts of Lesson Dialogues,
Important Vocabulary, Expanded Materials for a deep dive into the
lesson topic and Exercises focused on testing your retention.
Detailed Vocabulary
Each lesson has it's unique vocabulary and will provide you with
definitions and recordings so you can practice the pronunciation. You
will also be able to grasp the core material of a lesson at a glance.
Here we're showing you the Simplified Chinese version.
SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
个 | ge | general measure word | |
辆 | liàng | classifier for vehicles | |
本 | běn | basis, origin, measure word | |
纸 | zhǐ | paper |
一个包子
yī ge bāozi
one steam bun
一辆车
yī liàng chē
one car
一辆自行车
yī liàng zìxíngchē
one bicycle
一瓶水
yī píng shuǐ
one bottle of water
Natural Dialogues
Each lesson is centered around a natural dialogue with key vocabulary
directly prepared and translated for your use. You can also
listen to each sentence as an individual recording to
improve your listening and comprehension skills.
Try It For Free
ChinesePod is 100% Free to Try. Create an account
today and get started!
Sign Up
Please enter a valid email.
- or -
Sign up with