只zhīclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

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   classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etcmeasure word

• 只classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

This HSK1 只 (zhī) is a classifier, not the "only/merely" reading; pair it with a number and a noun such as an animal or one of a pair.

1. HSK 1

   我有一只狗。

   Wǒ yǒu yì zhī gǒu.

   I have one dog.

2. HSK 1

   他有两只狗。

   Tā yǒu liǎng zhī gǒu.

   He has two dogs.

3. HSK 2

   我有两只手。

   Wǒ yǒu liǎng zhī shǒu.

   I have two hands.

4. HSK 1

   她看了一只狗。

   Tā kàn le yì zhī gǒu.

   She looked at a dog.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你有狗吗？

   Nǐ yǒu gǒu ma?

   Do you have a dog?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   有，我有一只狗。

   Yǒu, wǒ yǒu yì zhī gǒu.

   Yes, I have one dog.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   他有几只狗？

   Tā yǒu jǐ zhī gǒu?

   How many dogs does he have?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   他有两只狗。

   Tā yǒu liǎng zhī gǒu.

   He has two dogs.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   你看那只狗了吗？

   Nǐ kàn nà zhī gǒu le ma?

   Did you look at that dog?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   看了，那只狗很好。

   Kàn le, nà zhī gǒu hěn hǎo.

   Yes, that dog is nice.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我有一___狗。

   A只B是C的
2. 2.Which correctly says "two dogs"?

   A二狗B两只狗C狗两只是
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我有两___手。

   A很B只C会

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Related words

• 个gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)HSK 1
• 一yīoneHSK 1
• 有yǒuto have; there isHSK 1
• 看kànto see; to look atHSK 1
• 的deof; 's (possessive particle)HSK 1
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only)HSK 1

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