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yí ge rén one/a person ⼀个⼈

liǎng ge rén two people 两个⼈
yì tiáo gǒu one/a dog ⼀条狗
sān tiáo gǒu three dogs 三条狗
yì zhī bǐ one/a pen ⼀只笔
sì zhī bǐ four pens 四只笔
yì zhāng zhǐ one/a sheet of paper ⼀张纸
yì běn shū one/a book ⼀本书
yí ge jiějie one/an older sister ⼀个姐姐
yí ge gēge one/an older brother ⼀个哥哥
yì tiáo lù one/a road ⼀条路
yì zhī bēizi one/a cup; one/a glass ⼀只杯⼦
yì zhāng chuáng one/a bed ⼀张床
yì běn zìdiǎn one/a (character) dictionary ⼀本 字典
yí ge rén
⼀个⼈
one/a person
yì tiáo gǒu
⼀条狗
one/a dog
Ge 个 is in the fourth tone (gè), but it is most often written without any tone at all.
ge 个 people
yí ge rén ⼀个⼈ (one person) sān ge nǚrén 三个⼥⼈ (three
women)

条 objects that are long and thin, also some ⼀条线 (one/a string) wǔ tiáo yú 五条⻥ (five fish)
yì tiáo xiàn
tiáo
animals sì tiáo gǒu四条狗 (four dogs)
zhī 只 objects that are pointed and thin, utensils,
and some animals
yì zhī wǎn ⼀只碗 (one/a bowl) liǎng zhī jī 两只鸡 (two chickens)

qī zhāng zhuōzi 七张桌⼦ (seven tables) jiǔ zhāng zhǐ 九张纸

zhāng 张 objects that have a flat surface
(nine pieces of paper)
běn 本 books sān běn shū 三本书 (three books)

Pinyin Chinese English

yí gè rén ⼀个⼈ one/a person

liǎng gè rén 两个⼈ two people

yì tiáo gǒu ⼀条狗 one/a dog

sān tiáo gǒu 三条狗 three dogs

yì zhī bǐ ⼀只笔 one/a pen

sì zhī bǐ 四只笔 four pens

yì zhāng zhǐ ⼀张纸 one/a sheet of paper

yì běn shū ⼀本书 one/a book

yí ge jiějie ⼀个姐姐 one/an older sister

yí ge gēge ⼀个哥哥 one/an older brother

yì tiáo lù ⼀条路 one/a road

yì zhī bēizi ⼀只杯⼦ one/a cup; one/a glass

yì zhāng chuáng ⼀张床 one/a bed

yì běn zìdiǎn ⼀本字典 one/a (character) dictionary

Pinyin Chinese English

zhège gōngyù 这个公寓 this apartment

zhège fángzi 这个房⼦ this house

piàoliàng de fángzi 漂亮 的房⼦ a beautiful house

nàge fángjiān 那个房间 that room

nàge dà fángjiān 那个⼤房间 that big room

nàge wòfáng 那个卧房 that bedroom

nàge xiǎo wòfáng 那个⼩卧房 that small bedroom

zhège chúfáng 这个厨房 this kitchen

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 gānjìng de chúfáng ⼲净的厨房 a clean kitchen

nàge wèishēngjiān 那个卫⽣间 that bathroom

hěn zāng de wèishēngjiān 很脏的卫⽣间 a very dirty bathroom

zhè zhāng shāfā 这张沙发 this sofa

zhè zhāng zhuōzi 这张桌⼦ this table

zhè bǎ yǐzi 这把椅⼦ this chair

zhè zhāng chuáng 这张床 this bed

zhè zhāng zhàopiàn 这张照⽚ this photograph

nà tái diànnǎo 那台电脑 that computer

zhè tái diànshì 这台电视 this television

Zhè 这(this) and nà 那 (that) are demonstratives in Chinese. When they are followed by a noun, a measure word is needed in
between zhè /nà 这 那 and the noun.

zhège rén 这个⼈ this person

nàge rén 那个⼈ that person

zhè tiáo gǒu 这条狗 this dog

nà zhī bǐ 那只笔 that pen

Nàge rén hěn piàoliàng.

那个⼈很漂亮.
That person (is) very beautiful.
Nà tiáo gǒu hěn dà.
那条狗很⼤.
That dog (is) very big.
Zhège wèishēngjiān hěn zāng!
这个卫⽣间很脏!
This bathroom (is) very dirty!
Zhège wòfáng hěn xiǎo!
这个卧房很⼩!
This bedroom (is) very small!

For the plural forms of zhè 这 and nà 那, a collective measure word xiē 些 can be added after zhè 这 and nà 那: zhèxiē 这些 (these)
and nàxiē 那些(those). Xiē 些 is invariable – it can be used with any noun.

zhèxiē rén 这些⼈ these people

nàxiē bēizi 那些杯⼦ those cups

Zhèxiē nǚhái hěn kě'ài.

这些⼥孩很可爱.
These girls (are) very adorable.
Nàxiē chē hěn kuài.
那些⻋很快.
Those cars (are) very fast.
Nàxiē fángzi hěn dà.
那些房⼦很⼤.
Those houses (are) very big.

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