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Counting flat areas with the classifier 片 (piàn)
Numbers & Quantity
Structure
Number/Determiner + 片 + Noun
Explanation
片 (piàn) is a measure word used to count flat, broad objects or expanses of land. It can describe areas such as 这片空地 (this clearing) or 一片森林 (a stretch of forest). It emphasizes the spread-out, two-dimensional quality of what it modifies.
Examples
窗外是一片金黄色的麦田。
chuāng wài shì yī piàn jīnhuángsè de màitián.
Outside the window is a golden wheat field.
这片森林里住着许多野生动物。
zhè piàn sēnlín lǐ zhù zhe xǔduō yěshēng dòngwù.
Many wild animals live in this forest.
远处有一片湖水，在阳光下闪闪发光。
yuǎnchù yǒu yī piàn húshuǐ, zài yángguāng xià shǎnshǎn fāguāng.
In the distance there is a lake, sparkling in the sunlight.