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Chinese vocabulary: Quantities & measurements – 86 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

86 words · Story levels: A0–B1
Including: 多 · 米 · 几 · 速度 · 公里

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多

duō

lot

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jǐ

few

Also means: what (time)

前面几页字都晕开了,之前是不是进水了?

The writing on the first few pages is all blurred, did water get in before?

关门倒计时里的火锅配方 · A2

sù dù

speed

唱到一半,他看着椅子,放慢速度,观众也安静下来。

Halfway through the song, he looked at the chair, slowed down, The audience also fell silent.

评弹先生留给空椅子的开场白 · A2

gōnglǐ

kilometre

今天进沙漠最后一段,130公里,没有补给站😎

Today is the last leg into the desert, 130 kilometers, no supply stations.

沙漠骑行的最后一格电 · A2

yí bùfen

part

我这个月工资可以先给你一部分

My salary for this month can be given to you in part first

药房继承之争 · A2

yíbàn

half

Also means: halfway

她一直留着,说等您回来,要一人一半。

She kept it all this time, saying when you returned, she wanted to share it half and half.

老兵的第一条微信 · A2

dàliàng

large amount or number

几千年后,考古学家挖开了兵马俑的一部分,发现了大量精美的雕像,却始终没有找到关于那些工匠最后命运的记录。

Thousands of years later, archaeologists excavated a part of the terracotta army, and discovered a large number of exquisite statues, but they never found any records about the craftsmen’s final fate.

兵马俑工匠为何一夜消失 · B1

kè

gram

阿姨把菜放在秤上,可是女孩发现秤总是少了一克。

The auntie [took] the vegetables and put them on the scale, but the girl discovered the scale was always short by one gram.

菜市场那杆总缺一克的秤 · A2

wú shù

countless

他一共画了两百多幅作品,后来在成都、重庆展出,让无数中国人第一次亲眼看到敦煌的美丽。

He painted more than two hundred works in total, which were later exhibited in Chengdu and Chongqing, allowing countless Chinese people to see the beauty of Dunhuang with their own eyes for the first time.

张大千临摹敦煌壁画的三年 · B1

gōngchǐ

meter

就在我现在站的地方附近,大概十几公尺。

Right near where I'm standing now, about ten-plus meters.

山上失联的队友 · B1

chén zhòng

heavy

这件事一直压在陈皓心里,像一块沉重的石头。

This matter had always weighed on Chen Hao's heart, like a heavy stone.

沙漠电台最后一次呼叫 · B1

hǎilǐ

nautical mile

Also means: sea

附近有一个渔港避风点,距你们大概二十五海里。

There is a fishing port shelter point nearby, about 25 nautical miles away from you.

渔船失联的三小时 · B1

guòduō

too many

平台方不方便透露过多细节,只说数据经过核对,账号信息与沈亦阳注册资料完全一致。

It is not convenient for the platform to reveal too many details, They only said the data has been checked, The account info matches Shen Yiyang's registration info perfectly.

电竞战队的假赛指控 · B1

yìxiē

some

Also means: slightly

槟城这边还有一些老侨批局的记录,也许能查到。

Here in Penang there are also some records from old Qiaopi bureaus, maybe they can be found.

南洋批信里的秘密 · A2

diǎn

little

Also means: little more · o’clock · some / a little

就是欠了点钱不好意思回家……

it's just that he owed some money and felt ashamed to come home...

二手手机号里的陌生人 · A2

bù shǎo

quite a few

Also means: not be short

他以前自己也买过不少保健品呢!

He used to buy quite a few health supplements himself!

已故邻居的包裹 · A2

dàgài

about

Also means: probably

圈要比蛋窝大一点,大概一米。

The circle should be a bit bigger than the nest, about one meter.

海龟蛋窝的深夜求救 · A1

yí kuài

piece

Also means: piece of · watch · plot of land

桌上只剩最后一块宁波年糕。

There was only the last piece of Ningbo rice cake left on the table.

最后一块宁波年糕该留给谁 · A2

bēi

cupful

Also means: cup

孩子有一杯水。

The child has a cup of water.

妈妈看书 · A0

hǎoduō

many

Also means: much better

评论区好多人截图了!!

So many people in the comments section took screenshots!!

网红的道歉声明 · A2

yígòng

in total

今年,英歌舞队一共有三十六个人,每个人代表一位英雄。

This year, there are thirty-six people in the Yingge dance team in total, each person representing a hero.

潮汕英歌舞队少的那张脸谱 · A2

hǎojǐ

several

他老人家收过好几个徒弟,你以为就你一个啊?

He has taken several apprentices, did you think you were the only one?

深夜牛肉面之战 · A2

chēng

weigh

这是爸爸的老秤,他天天用它称药材。

This is Dad's old scale, he used it every day to weigh medicinal materials.

药房继承之争 · A2

xiē

some

别激动 都是些皮外的事船好好的

Don't get excited, it's all just superficial stuff the boat is perfectly fine

渔船失联的三小时 · B1

zuǒ yòu

approximately

122.6E 27.3N 左右手机定位不太准 信号飘

Around 122.6E 27.3N phone GPS isn't accurate, signal is drifting

渔船失联的三小时 · B1

píngjūn

equally

我已经跟经纪人说了,新歌的署名改成四个人平均,鼓的编曲部分单独标注是你写的

I've already told the manager, the new song credits will be changed to be split equally between four people, and the drum arrangement part will be specifically labeled as written by you.

音乐节前的乐队解散通知 · B1

búgòu

not be enough

Also means: not enough

这张照片很难修,我想把它修得更完美,但时间不够。

This photo is very hard to repair, I wanted to repair it more perfectly, but there wasn't enough time.

谁把老照相馆的钟拨慢了 · A2

shuāng

pair of

Also means: double

她有一双红色的绣鞋,上面有漂亮的花。

She has a pair of red embroidered shoes, on which there are beautiful flowers.

戏台后台丢的那双绣鞋 · A1

dà bù fen

most

像大部分邻居一样,她加入了小区的微信群,但平时很少认真看群里的消息。

Like most neighbors, she joined the neighborhood's WeChat group, but usually rarely looks at the messages in the group seriously.

小区群里那条从没回复的消息 · B1

dà yuē

approximately

大约一千年前,一个年轻和尚拿着一卷经书,走进敦煌莫高窟的藏经洞。

About a thousand years ago, a young monk carrying a scroll of scripture, walked into the Library Cave at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang.

敦煌藏经洞封门前的最后一卷 · A2

bèi

times

明天是双倍积分日,500分能换4杯奶茶![ch

Tomorrow is double points day, 500 points can exchange for 4 cups of milk tea!

奶茶积分保卫战 · A1

céng

layer

陈亮接完早上的单,绕路去了建国路。打印店的卷帘门锁着,门口积了一层灰。

Chen Liang took the morning order and detoured to Jianguo Road. The print shop's roller shutter door was locked, with a layer of dust piled up at the entrance.

二手手机号里的陌生人 · A2

tào

set

Also means: unit

知道了知道了丫头教训起我来一套一套的

Got it, got it the girl has a whole lecture for me

渔船失联的三小时 · B1

yìpī

batch of

第二天,老王假装生病,请求让小石代替他去城外送一批工具。

The next day, Old Wang pretended to be ill, and requested that Xiao Shi go outside the city to deliver a batch of tools in his place.

兵马俑工匠为何一夜消失 · B1

duī

pile of

Also means: pile up

我们这礼拜活动很多,拍了一堆照片

Our group had many activities this week, and took a bunch of photos.

成功岭上的误会 · B1

tǒng

bucketful

人们说,新年第一桶水叫“头水”,能带来好运。

People say, New Year the first bucket of water is called 'Head Water', can bring good luck.

藏历新年抢头水的那口井 · A1

gūsuàn

estimate

他说过船上有个老式罗盘,如果电子的不行,他会靠那个估算方向。

He said there is an old-fashioned compass on board, if the electronic ones fail, he will rely on that to estimate the direction.

渔船失联的三小时 · B1

lóng

steamer basket (measure word)

九点半,厨房里只剩下一笼汤包了。

At nine-thirty, there was only one steamer of soup dumplings left in the kitchen.

抢最后一笼汤包的两家人 · A2

dá

stack

林晚在整理爷爷的遗物时,从书柜后面拖出一个上了锁的铁皮盒子。她找工具撬开锁,里面是一沓用红绳捆着的信,还有一个泛黄的小本子,上面记着几个老地址和一串被划掉又重写的电话号码。

While sorting through her grandfather's belongings, Lin Wan dragged out a locked tin box from behind a bookshelf. She found tools to pry open the lock. Inside was a stack of letters tied with red string, and a yellowed little notebook, on which were recorded a few old addresses and a phone number that had been crossed out and rewritten.

爷爷的战地情书 · B1

piáo

scoopful

小美看看四周,她在想:第一瓢水应该泼给谁呢?

Xiao Mei looks around , she is thinking : the first ladle of water should be splashed to whom? ?

傣族泼水节第一瓢该泼给谁 · A2

dà

large

Also means: strong · loud · old

明天还有大红包的事!!

Tomorrow there is still the big red envelope matter!!

拜年前的红包课 · A1

xià

times

Also means: next · fall · under

他跳得非常努力,最后跳到了一百下。

He jumped very hard (with a lot of effort), finally jumped to one hundred times.

跳绳比赛数错的那一下 · A2

zài

more

Also means: again; any more (with negation) · again · later

语气再软一点。

Make the tone a bit softer.

网红的道歉声明 · A2

cái

only

Also means: only then; not until then · only because of that · rather

哈?你的队才五个人。

Huh? Your team only has five people.

广场舞C位争夺战 · A1

dào

reach

Also means: arrive at a place · successfully obtain · reach a point in time

他想起了小石,那个还不到十七岁的孩子。

He thought of Xiao Shi, that child who was not yet seventeen.

兵马俑工匠为何一夜消失 · B1

méi yǒu

be less than

Also means: did not / have not · there is no / there are no · not have

妈我工资没有一万五

Mom, my salary is not fifteen thousand

人民公园相亲角的照片 · A2

chū

be extra

Also means: out · happen · manage to express (result complement)

大约一个月前,她发现了一件让她想不通的事:每天早上她数蒸笼的时候,总是多出一笼。

About a month ago, she discovered something that she couldn't figure out: every morning when she counted the steamers, there was always one extra steamer.

包子铺每天多出的那一笼 · B1

gāo

higher

Also means: high · tall · taller

白天有人把警报阈值调高了,现在门夹到东西才会响,人夹到不一定响。

Today someone turned up the alarm threshold, now the alarm only rings if the door catches something, it might not ring if it catches a person.

地铁站的匿名短信 · B1

chūlái

be extra or left over

Also means: out · come out · out into spoken words

更奇怪的是,那多出来的一笼包子,捏法跟别的不太一样——皮上有一个小小的旋儿,跟老李生前捏包子的手法一模一样。

What was even stranger was that that extra steamer of buns, the way they were pinched was a bit different from the others— there was a tiny swirl on the skin, exactly the same as the technique Old Li used when he was alive.

包子铺每天多出的那一笼 · B1

yuē

about

Also means: invite someone out · arrange to meet

搜索队报告,在原坐标东北方向约三海里处发现一个信号灯反光点,正在靠近确认。

Search team reports, northeast of original coordinates about three nautical miles out, a signal light reflection was found, approaching to confirm.

渔船失联的三小时 · B1

qún

group

Also means: chat group

原来,屋顶上有一群小小的守护者。

It turned out that there was a group of tiny guardians on the roof.

替故宫屋顶捉虫的鸟 · A1

chà

differ by

Also means: fall short · be poor

今晚11点47分那趟车,屏蔽门跟车门合上差了0.5秒。

Tonight's 11:47 train, the platform door and the train door closure was off by 0.5 seconds.

地铁站的匿名短信 · B1

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