Do you need "Measure Words" to measure evey noun? Part 2
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We are going to learn more about measrue word today. In Chinese "furniture" is an interesting category, each piece has its own measure according to the shape. Let's take a look:
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jiājù | jiàn | zǔ | zhāng | tiáo | bǎ | zhī | gè | zhǎn | |
| 4 For | 家具 | （furniture）: | 件、 | 组、 | 张、 | 条、 | 把、 | 只、 | 个、 | 盏 |
| jiàn | |
件 |
is used in "piece of furniture": 新房子里只有三件家具：桌子、椅子和床 |
| zǔ | |
| 组 | is used for "set of furniture": 这组家具只有三件：桌子、椅子和床 |
| zhāng | |
| 张 | is used for furniture mainly used for it's flat surface, like table, desk, bed, stool, sofa...：办公室里有一张写字台、三张单人床、一张玻璃茶几、一张餐桌、四张板凳，搬一张沙发到阳台⋯⋯ |
| tiáo | |
| 条 | is used for bench or pew: 公园里的一条长凳 |
| bǎ | |
| 把 | is used for chairs: 一把椅子 |
| zhī | |
| 只 | is used for the cupboard, cabinet, wardrobe, night table, chest... 床边有两只床头柜、一只五斗橱 |
| gè | |
| 个 | is widely used here again: 两个床头柜、一个沙发 |
| zhǎn | |
| 盏 | is the measure for lamp or light: 三盏台灯、一盏路灯 |
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