量词：棵、根、卷、批、打、袋 · 借用量词
more measure words: for trees, long thin things, rolls, batches, dozens and bags; and nouns borrowed as measure words
Structure
数词 + 棵／根／卷／批／打／袋 + 名词 · 一 + 碗／桌子／屋子 + 名词 · 动词 + 数词 + 针／刀
What it means
More measure words: 棵 for trees and plants, 根 long thin things, 卷 rolls, 批 a batch of people or goods, 打 a dozen, 袋 bags. Containers and places can also be borrowed as measure words.
How it is built
Number + measure word + noun: 两棵大松树, 几根香蕉, 两卷纸, 一袋米. Borrowed: 一碗饭; with 一 it means “a whole … full”: 一桌子菜 (a table covered with dishes), 一屋子人.
When to use it
批 is for a group that arrives together: 公园里来了一批新的动物. A few tools count actions: 打一针 (give an injection). 一打 is rarer than English “a dozen”: markets usually sell eggs by the 斤.
Watch out
Match the measure word to the shape: ✗ 一根树 ✓ 一棵树; ✗ 一棵筷子 ✓ 一根筷子. 一屋子人 means a room full of people, not “one room”.
Examples
门口有两棵大松树。
There are two big pine trees by the gate.
我买了一打鸡蛋、一袋米、两卷纸和几根香蕉。
I bought a dozen eggs, a bag of rice, two rolls of toilet paper and a few bananas.
公园里来了一批新的动物。
A new group of animals has arrived at the park.
妈妈做了一桌子菜，我吃了两碗米饭。
Mum cooked a whole tableful of food, and I ate two bowls of rice.
Learn this in HSK 4 · Lesson 12: 森林公园 (In the forest)
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