Handy Measure Words 只- Animals With Mrs Mildly-Angry Carrot-Face
I, Mrs Mildly-Angry Carrot-Face will teach you about measure words I, Mrs Mildly-Angry Carrot-Face will teach you about measure words. (They go in front of nouns, but I’m sure you know that.)
It goes like this: Number + measure word + noun. In English you say, “one bird,” but in Chinese we would say “one + measure word + bird.”
This measure word is for all kinds of animals, insects, birds, etc, and it is…
只
一只鸟 One bird
两只老虎 Two tigers
三只鸡 Three chickens
四只羊 Four sheep
五只老鼠 Five mice
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