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Moments later....
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In Mandarin Chinese, unlike European languages, articles preceding items or things or 'stuff' are coordinated with the shape or function of the thing. For example 'a' bottle is one (or two or thousands) 'of' bottles in English, but in Chinese, it's 'ping' for bottle but 'zhang' for something flat like an image or photo.
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Chinese language and alphabet has tremendous scope for sophistication.
Hànzì Pīnyīn Used for: Example Translation
个 gè people or objects 一个人 (yī gè rén) a person
块 kuài pieces of cloth, cake, soap, etc.; money and currency units (colloquial) 一块蛋糕 (yī kuài dàngāo) a piece of cake
只 zhī birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, boats, etc. 一只鸟 (yī zhī niǎo) a bird
本 běn books, parts of a serial, etc. 一本书 (yī běn shū) a book
辆 liàng vehicles 一辆车 (yī liàng chē) a car
瓶 píng quantity contained in a bottle, vase, jar or flask 一瓶啤酒 (yī píng píjiǔ) a bottle of beer
杯 bēi certain containers of liquids: glass, cup 一杯水 (yī bēi shuǐ) a glass of water
双 shuāng pairs (of shoes, socks, chopsticks, etc.) 一双袜子 (yī shuāng wàzi) a pair of socks
件 jiàn clothes, events, things, etc. 一件衣服 (yī jiàn yīfú) a piece of clothing
张 zhāng flat objects and sheets (bed, desk, paper, etc.); certain body parts (face, mouth) 一张纸 (yī zhāng zhǐ) a piece of paper
碗 wǎn measurement of food and drink (bowl) 一碗饭 (yī wǎn fàn) a bowl of rice
种 zhǒng types, kinds, sorts 一种动物 (yī zhǒng dòngwù) a type of animal
匹 pǐ horses, mules; bolts of cloth 一匹马 (yī pǐ mǎ) a horse
头 tóu certain domestic animals (cattles, mules, pigs, etc.); garlic 一头猪 (yī tóu zhū) a pig
条 tiáo long, narrow or thin objects (ribbon, river, road, trousers, etc.) 一条鱼 (yī tiáo yú) a fish
位 wèi people (courteous) 一位女士 (yī wèi nǚshì) a lady
项 xiàng itemized things (clauses, tasks, research projects, etc.) 一项项目 (yī xiàng xiàngmù) a project
名 míng people 一名学生 (yī míng xuéshēng) a student
些 xiē a small amount or small number (greater than one) 一些东西 (yī xiē dōngxī) some things
家 jiā families or business establishments 一家公司 (yī jiā gōngsī) a company
点(儿) diǎn('er) a little; a bit; some 一点(儿)纸 (yī diǎn(er)zhǐ) some paper
场 cháng recreational, sports or other activities 一场球赛 (yī chǎng qiúsài) a ball game; a match
句 jù sentences 一句话 (yī jù huà) a sentence
段 duàn stories, periods of time, lengths of thread, etc. (a section, segment or part) 一段时间 (yī duàn shíjiān) a period of time
分 fèn spoken form of fractions and percentages; minutes; various units of measure 三分之一 (sān fēn zhī yī) one-third
处 chù places, occurrences or activities in different places; items of damage (spot, point) 两处错误 (liǎng chù cuòwù) two mistakes
片 piàn slices, tablets, tracts of land, areas of water; CDs, movies, DVDs; scenes, feelings, atmospheres, etc. 一片土地 (yī piàn tǔdì) a stretch of land
套 tào books, furniture, rooms, methods, remarks (a set, suit or suite) 一套书 (yī tào shū) a set of books
座 zuò mountains, buildings and other immovable objects 一座山 (yī zuò shān) a mountain
部 bù works of literature, films, machines, etc. 一部电影 (yī bù diànyǐng) a film
则 zé written items 一则广告 (yī zé guǎnggào) an advertisement
层 céng layers, stratums (a storey, a floor) 一层灰尘 (yī céng huīchén) a layer of dust
样 yàng kind, type 两样点心 (liǎng yàng diǎnxīn) two types of pastries
群 qún people or animals (a group, herd, flock or pack) 一群人 (yī qún rén) a crowd of people
届 jiè events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) 一届论坛 (yī jiè lùntán) a forum (for discussion)
支 zhī long, thin, inflexible objects (pens, guns); rods; army divisions; songs or compositions 一支笔 (yī zhī bǐ) a pen
批 pī batches, lots, groups 一批学生 (yī pī xuéshēng) a group of students
篇 piān paper, book leaves, written items, articles, etc. (sheet, leaf, piece) 一篇文章 (yī piān wénzhāng) an article
番 fān actions, deeds; occurances (of an event, action or speech utterance); situations (kind, sort) 一番功夫 (yī fān gōngfū) a lot of effort
股 gǔ smells, smoke, etc. (puff, whiff); sudden, forceful actions; long winding things (ropes, rivers); bands of people 一股香味 (yī gǔ xiāngwèi) a whiff of fragrance
首 shǒu songs and poems 一首歌 (yī shǒu gē) a song
声 shēng sounds 一声炮响 (yī shēng pào xiǎng) the sound of a canon
颗 kē roundish objects (small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites, etc.) 一颗星星 (yī kē xīngxīng
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