day 17a bunch, a pair, a batch

a bunch, a pair, a batch

Count almost anything the Chinese way: a bunch of flowers, a pair of gloves, a batch of goods, a glance.

today’s words

• 册 cè · volume; measure word for books
• 朵 duǒ · measure word for flowers, clouds
• 届 jiè · measure word for events, graduating years
• 颗 kē · measure word for small round things
• 匹 pǐ · measure word for horses
• 行 háng · row, line; line of business
• 架 jià · frame, rack; measure word for planes, pianos
• 群 qún · group, crowd, flock
• 支 zhī · measure word for pens, songs, teams
• 根 gēn · root; measure word for long thin things
• 批 pī · a batch, a lot (measure word)
• 束 shù · a bunch (of flowers); a beam (of light)
• 副 fù · a pair, a set (glasses, gloves, cards)
• 集 jí · episode; collection; market
• 套 tào · a set, a suite; cover; to put on
• 所 suǒ · measure word for schools, hospitals
• 阵 zhèn · a spell, a burst (of rain, wind)
• 眼 yǎn · measure word for looks, glances
• 吨 dūn · ton, tonne
• 厘米 límǐ · centimetre
• 伙 huǒ · a group, a gang (casual)
• 团 tuán · group, tour group; a ball, a lump
• 重量 zhòngliàng · weight
• 长度 chángdù · length
• 宽度 kuāndù · width

sentences

• 我买了一束花，想送给妈妈。 · I bought a bunch of flowers for my mum.
• 这是一所有一百年历史的大学。 · This is a university with a hundred years of history.
• 他看了我一眼，什么也没说。 · He glanced at me without a word.
• 这个箱子的重量超过了二十公斤。 · This box weighs more than twenty kilos.
• 超市今天来了一批水果，一共两吨。 · A batch of fruit came into the supermarket today, two tonnes in all.