dá

沓

Character · Measure word

measure word for stacks of paper; pile

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

measure word

measure word for stacks, piles, or pads of paper, letters, or other thin, flat items

neutral

Often pronounced with an optional 儿化音 (dár) in spoken Northern Mandarin. Used for letters, paper, banknotes, newspapers, etc.

Qǐng请
gěi给
wǒ我
ná拿
yī一
dá沓
xìn信
zhǐ纸
 。

Please hand me a pad of letter paper.

Tā他
bǎ把
chāo钞
piào票
shǔ数
chéng成
yī一
dá沓
yī一
dá沓
de的
 。

He counted the banknotes into separate stacks.

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Wǒ我
bǎ把
bào报
zhǐ纸
yī一
dá沓
yī一
dá沓
dì地
zhěng整
lǐ理
hǎo好
le了
 。

I organized the newspapers into neat piles one by one.