HSK3 — Day 16 — Measure Words & Quantity
What time and a half is it now? Let's learn new measure words.
Today's Vocabulary
半
half
现在三点半。
Xiànzài sān diǎn bàn.
It's half past three now.
万
ten thousand
一万块钱。
Yíwàn kuài qián.
Ten thousand yuan.
元
yuan
十元钱。
Shí yuán qián.
Ten yuan.
层
floor / layer
我家在五层。
Wǒ jiā zài wǔ céng.
My home is on the fifth floor.
段
section
这段路很长。
Zhè duàn lù hěn cháng.
This section of road is long.
辆
measure word (vehicles)
一辆自行车。
Yí liàng zìxíngchē.
One bicycle.
张
measure word (flat things)
这是一张票。
Zhè shì yì zhāng piào.
This is one ticket.
种
kind / type
这种水果很好吃。
Zhè zhǒng shuǐguǒ hěn hǎochī.
This kind of fruit is delicious.
双
pair
两双。
Liǎng shuāng.
Two pairs.
条
measure word (long things)
一条路。
Yì tiáo lù.
One road.
位
measure word (polite, people)
这位是我的老师。
Zhè wèi shì wǒ de lǎoshī.
This is my teacher.
刻
quarter hour
现在五点一刻。
Xiànzài wǔ diǎn yí kè.
It's a quarter past five now.
Today's Grammar
Review measure words specific to noun categories, e.g. 张 (flat things), 条 (long things), 双 (pairs).
现在三点半。
It's half past three now.
这是一张票。
This is one ticket.
这是一位老师。
This is a teacher.
妈妈买了一条裙子。
Mom bought a skirt.
现在是三点一刻。
It's a quarter past three now.