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Chinese Measure Words (Part 5): Pairs, Groups, Collections

Pairs

pairs

(雙)

shuāngpair of identical objects一双眼睛 (yī shuāng yǎnjīng) “pair of eyes”

一双鞋子 (yī shuāng xiézi) “pair of shoes”

pair of complementary objects一副碗筷 (yī fù wǎn kuài) “bowl and chopsticks”

一副刀叉 (yī fù dāo chā) “fork and knife”

一副眼镜 (yī fù yǎnjìng) “a pair of glasses”

(對)

duìman-woman pair一对夫妻 (yī duì fūqī) “a married couple”, literally “one pair husband wife”

一对情人 (yī duì qíngrén) “pair of lovers”

Groups and Collections

groups

xiēa few一些東西 (yī xiē dōngxī) “a few things”

(種)

zhǒnga kind一种动物 (yī zhǒng dòngwù) “a type of animal”
qúngroup, flock一群人 (yī qún rén)  “a group of people”

一群羊 (yī qún yáng) “a flock of sheep”

The character’s right side is the symbol for sheep.

(眾)

zhònga crowd一众人 (yī zhòng rén) “a crowd of people”

(組)

an organization一组用戶 (yī zǔ yòng hù) “consumers’ organization”

一组数据 (yī zǔ shùjù) “a set of data)


(幫)
bānga group or a band一帮贼 (yī bāng zéi) “a group of thieves”
bāna class一班学生 (yī bān xuéshēng) “a class of students”
páia row, queue一排电杆 (yī pái diàn gān) “a row of electrical posts”

(隊)

duìa team, battalion一队军人 (yī duì jūnrén) “a battalion of soldiers”
lièa chain, exhibited items一列火车 (yī liè huǒchē) “a train”, literally “a chain of cars”

(項)

xiàngitem in a list, headline一项标题 (yī xiàng biāotí) “a headline”
chuànskewer一串肉 (yī chuàn ròu) “a skewer of meat”
dozen一打鸡蛋 (yī dá jīdàn) “a dozen eggs”

(疊)

diéstack一叠箱 (yī dié xiāng) “a stack of boxes/containers”

一叠钱 ( yī dié qián) “a stack of money”

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