Sentence pattern · Band 1
个: the counting word between number and noun
数字 + 个 + 名词
Chinese counting never lets the number touch the noun: a measure word stands between them like a ticket stub, and 个 is the default one that fits most things. 三个苹果 is three apples, 一个问题 is one question. Before a measure word, two is 两 and never 二; books and a few other things prefer their own stub, like 本.
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Before a measure word, two is 两; 二 stays in math class and phone numbers.
The number cannot grab the noun bare handed; the measure word 个 must stand between them.
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What does 数量词：个 mean?
Chinese counting never lets the number touch the noun: a measure word stands between them like a ticket stub, and 个 is the default one that fits most things. 三个苹果 is three apples, 一个问题 is one question. Before a measure word, two is 两 and never 二; books and a few other things prefer their own stub, like 本.
How do you build it?
数字 + 个 + 名词
What is the most common mistake?
我买了二个苹果。 → 我买了两个苹果。
Before a measure word, two is 两; 二 stays in math class and phone numbers.
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