With Mrs Mildly-Angry Carrot-Face Handy Measure Words 张 – Flat Things

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 table,” but in Chinese you would say “one + measure word + table.”

Today’s measure word is used for anything with a flat surface, like tables, beds, maps, newspapers, it is even used for the mouth. It is…

张

One table 一张桌子

Two beds 两张床

Three maps 三张地图

四张报纸 Four newspapers

Five mouths 五张嘴