Mandarin Chinese 1 Quiz
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A student hears the phrase '那匹马' (nà pǐ mǎ). What does 匹 (pǐ) indicate in this phrase, and what is the full meaning?
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匹 is a demonstrative indicating distance from the speaker, so combined with 那 and 马 the phrase means 'a horse that is far away from here.'
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匹 is a number classifier equivalent to 'one,' so the phrase means 'that one horse standing alone' and implies there is only a single horse present.
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匹 is the measure word for all four-legged animals, so the phrase means 'that animal,' with 马 clarifying that the animal in question is a horse.
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匹 is the specific measure word used for horses, so combined with the demonstrative 那 and the noun 马, the phrase means 'that horse.'
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