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匹 pǐ

measure word for horses, cloth

Strokes
4
Level
HSK 5
Radical
匸
Type
Pictograph
Made of 匸儿 ⿷匸儿

Memory hint: A roll of cloth

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  1. 他骑着一匹马。
    Tā qízhe yì pǐ mǎ.
    He is riding a horse.
    he ride-(continuous) one (measure) horse
  2. 这匹马跑得快吗？
    Zhè pǐ mǎ pǎo de kuài ma?
    Does this horse run fast?
    this (measure) horse run (particle) fast (question)
  3. 帮我买一匹布做衣服吧。
    Bāng wǒ mǎi yì pǐ bù zuò yīfu ba.
    Help me buy a bolt of cloth to make clothes.
    help me buy one (measure) cloth make clothes (suggestion)
  4. 这匹马不太听话。
    Zhè pǐ mǎ bú tài tīnghuà.
    This horse isn't very obedient.
    this (measure) horse not too obedient
  5. 草原上，一匹匹马自由地奔跑。
    Cǎoyuán shang, yì pǐ pǐ mǎ zìyóu de bēnpǎo.
    On the grassland, horses run freely one after another.
    grassland on, one (measure) (measure) horse free (particle) run

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