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    Classifying paintings or cloth with 幅 (fú)

    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    Number + 幅 + Noun

    Explanation

    The measure word 幅 (fú) is used to count flat items such as paintings, scrolls, photographs, and pieces of cloth or fabric. When referring to artwork or textile items, Chinese requires a measure word between the number and the noun, and 幅 is the appropriate choice for these categories. For example, 一幅画 means "one painting."

    Examples

    • 客厅里挂着一幅山水画。

      Kètīng lǐ guà zhe yī fú shānshuǐ huà.

      A landscape painting hangs in the living room.

    • 她在市场上买了三幅丝绸。

      Tā zài shìchǎng shàng mǎi le sān fú sīchóu.

      She bought three bolts of silk at the market.

    • 这幅照片是我爷爷年轻时拍的。

      Zhè fú zhàopiàn shì wǒ yéye niánqīng shí pāi de.

      This photo was taken when my grandfather was young.

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