Measure words

Question 1

most common measure words used for people and for abstract nouns

Answer 1

go3

Question 2

MW for books and magazines

Answer 2

bou6

Question 3

for cups

Answer 3

bui1

Question 4

for pairs or couples of things

Answer 4

deoi3
duhoi

Question 5

mammals, birds and insects , utensils, hands and feet

Answer 5

dzek3

Question 6

slender long and stiff objects (pens pencils flowers sticks

Answer 6

dzi1

Question 7

flat things like papers, document, dollar bills knives, CD’s

Answer 7

dzoeng1

Question 8

cars, vehicles and planes
computers, TV’s

Answer 8

ga3

Question 9

very small things like grains of cereal or sand, cloves of garlic, stars

Answer 9

lap1

Question 10

plants trees and vegetables

Answer 10

fo2
po1

Question 11

MW for songs

Answer 11

sau2

Question 12

Slice, piece or a lump

Answer 12

fai3

Question 13

long objects like ribbons tape strings ties loaves of bread, hair, roads, fish or reptiles, keys

Answer 13

tiu4

Question 14

I have three flowers

Answer 14

o5 yau5 sam1 do2 faa1

Question 15

he has one piece of clothing

Answer 15

koei5 yau5 yat1 gin6 saam1

Question 16

there is one bottle of water on the table

Answer 16

hai2 toi4 yau5 yat1 zeon1 seoi2

Question 17

scissors

Answer 17

baa2

Question 18

drawings, maps, paintings

Answer 18

fuk1

Question 19

there’s 3 mountains

Answer 19

sam1 zo6 saan1

Question 20

a can of a sprite

Answer 20

yat1 gun3 sprite

Question 21

a box of nails

Answer 21

yat1 hap6 deng1

Question 22

a letter

Answer 22

yat1 fung1 seon3

Question 23

for rooms

Answer 23

gaan1