Chinese Measure Words (Summary)Unlike English, Chinese language doesn’t have the plural forms of nouns, but it uses measure words to count nouns. And a noun phrase usually follows this structure: numeral + measure word + noun, for example: “one person” is “一个人” and “two dogs”...
12.bēin杯for liquid like water, tea, coffee; means a cup of一杯茶 13.ping瓶for liquid like water; means a bottles of一瓶水 14.dĭng顶for hats一顶帽子 15.fēng封for letter (written document)一封信 16.jiān间for rooms一间房间 17.jiàn件forclothes; forthings一件衣服一件事 18.jù句...
个 measure word for most often used 只 measure word for animals and some body parts 把 handful measure word 支 measure word for long, round, cylindrical objects 件 measure word for clothes 条 measure word for pants and long, thin objects 杯 a cup of 盘 measure word for dishes 碗 a bowl...
measuresb for clothes 给某人量尺寸做衣服. ②较量; measureone`s strength with (against) another 同别人比力气. measureoneself against (with) another 同别人较量. ③使均衡,调整; measureone`s desires by(to) one`s fortune 欲望需和财力相称. ...
Clothes Measure Words Go back to 条 (tiáo), the measurer of all things long and narrow for ‘一条’ 裤子(yī tiáo kù zi) which, unless you enjoy wearing bell bottom-ed flairs, works well enough. 件(jiàn) is the measure word for clothes that are not straight and narrow and don’...
③In the old days, my mother always made new clothes to my own measure with the Spring Festival coming.过去,妈妈在春节来临时总是为我量身做新衣服。 【点津】measure作名词表示“措施”时,常用其复数形式。作动词表示“有……长/宽/高”时,...
for good measure⇒as an extra precaution or beyond requirements made to measure⇒(of clothes) made to fit an individual purchaser vb (transitive)often followed byup:to determine the size, amount, etc, of by measurement (intransitive)to make a measurement or measurements ...
top part of clothes, matters shirts; coats; matters 两件衬衫;一件大衣;三件事 1 句 jù sentences, lines of poems sayings; idioms 三句成语;一句诗;两句话 1 课 kè lessons of texts lessons 两本书有五十课课文 1 棵 kē trees, plants pine-tree, roses 三棵松树;一棵玫瑰 1 口 kŏu popula...
Extra Examples made to measure (British English) made especially for one person according to particular measurements synonym bespoke You'll need to get a suit made to measure. I’m having the curtains made to measure. a made-to-measure suitTopics Clothes and Fashionc1 See...
(of clothes, curtains, etc.) made specially to fit a particular person, window, etc.Topics Clothes and Fashionc1 Want to learn more? Find out which words work together and produce more natural-sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Try it for free as part of the...