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Outline

我有一本书。I have a book.
Wǒ yǒu yì běn shū.
你有几本书?How many books do you have?
Nǐ yǒu jǐ běn shū?

Dialogue

1)A:安娜杂志
Ān nà,yǒuběnzá zhì?
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B:3个杂志你呢
yǒusān běnzá zhì.Nǐ ne?
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A:6本
yǒuliù běn.
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2)A:
yǒupíngshuǐ?
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B:你呢
yǒupíng.Nǐ ne?
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A:
yǒuliǎngpíng.
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Grammar

● Chinese Measure Word (2)

1) 本 (běn) - Measure word for books and magazines

běnshū
1measure wordbook
汉语书
běnhàn yǔ shū
1measure wordChinese book
杂志
běnzá zhì
1measure wordmagazine
字典
běnzì diǎn
1measure worddictionary
笔记本
běnbǐ jì běn
1measure wordnotebook
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1) 一瓶 (yì píng) - A bottle of
píngshuǐ
1measure wordwater
啤酒
píngpí jiǔ
1measure wordbeer
红酒
pínghóng jiǔ
1measure wordred wine
可乐
píngkě lè
1measure wordcoke
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Expansion

Other common measure words in Chinese
1)张(zhāng) - Measure word for Flat objects or paper
桌子
zhāngzhuō zi
1measure wordtable
zhāngzhǐ
1measure wordpaper
zhāngpiào
1measure wordticket
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2)只(zhī) - Measure word for some animals
zhīgǒu
1measure worddog
zhīmāo
1measure wordcat
兔子
zhītù zi
1measure wordrabbit
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3)件(jiàn) - Measure word for clothes
衣服
jiànyī fu
1measure wordclothes
T恤
jiànT xù
1measure wordT-shirt
外套
jiànwài tào
1measure wordcoat
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4)双(shuāng) - a pair of
shuāngxié
1measure wordshoes
袜子
shuāngwà zi
1measure wordsocks
筷子
shuāngkuài zi
1measure wordchopsticks
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5)条(tiáo) - Measure word for long and narrow object
裤子
tiáokù zi
1measure wordtrousers
裙子
tiáoqún zi
1measure worddress
tiáoshé
1measure wordsnake
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Vocabulary

běnmeasure word for books and magazines
shūn. book
杂志zá zhìn. magazine
píngn. bottle
shuǐn. water