Measure word for way of saying something
说法 shuō fǎ way of saying something HSK 4
一个说法 yí gè shuōfǎ
个 gè · For people and most things
一种说法 yì zhǒng shuōfǎ
种 zhǒng
Also counted with 个
Type a noun in English, pinyin or Chinese.
What is the measure word for way of saying something in Chinese?
Way of saying something is 说法 (shuō fǎ), and its measure word is 个 or 种: one way of saying something is 一个说法. The dictionary also gives 种 (一种说法).
What is a measure word?
In Chinese a number can’t go straight before a noun: you say 一本书 (one “volume” of book), not 一书. The word in the middle is the measure word, or classifier. Each noun takes its own, often by its shape: 张 for flat things, 条 for long thin ones, 本 for books.
What if I don’t know the measure word?
个 (gè) works for people and most things, and native speakers use it a lot in speech. The right measure word sounds more natural, and some nouns never take 个.
Why is 一 said yí here?
一 is said yí before a fourth tone (一个 yí ge, 一件 yí jiàn) and yì before the other tones (一本 yì běn, 一张 yì zhāng).
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Measure words from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0), for the official HSK word list. Speakers use others too.