Measure word
- 条 tiáo strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) attested
- 匹 pǐ (bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc... attested
- 只 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc attested
How it used to be written
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Warring States script 戰國.秦 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 7 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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他狼吞虎咽地吃了一顿。
He devoured his meal.
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他的房间一片狼藉。
His room's a mess.
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这男孩是一头披着羊皮的狼。
This boy is a wolf in sheep's clothing.