dàngzi

档子

Word · Measure wordTraditional檔子

measure word for incidents or sets of performances

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

measure word

measure word for an incident; affair; matter

dialect

A colloquial measure word, interchangeable with 档儿 (dàngr). Primarily used in Northern Mandarin dialects.

Zhè这
dàng档
zi子
shì事
wǒ我
lái来
guǎn管
ba吧
 。

Let me handle this matter.

Zuì最
jìn近
chū出
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
dàng档
zi子
má麻
fan烦
shì事
 。

Several troublesome incidents have happened recently.

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Wèi为
zhè这
dàng档
zi子
shì事
er儿
 ,
tā他
pǎo跑
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
tiān天
 。

He's been running around for days because of this affair.

2.

measure word

measure word for a set, troupe, or batch of folk performances

dialect

Used to count groups of folk arts performances like dragon lantern parades, boat dances, or acrobatic troupes.

Gāng刚
guò过
qù去
liǎng两
dàng档
lóng龙
dēng灯
 ,
yòu又
lái来
le了
yī一
dàng档
hàn旱
chuán船
 。

Two sets of dragon lanterns just passed by, and now here comes a set of land boat dancers.

Miào庙
huì会
shàng上
lái来
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
dàng档
zi子
zá杂
jì技
biǎo表
yǎn演
 。

Several troupes of acrobatic performances came to the temple fair.

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Tā他
men们
qǐng请
le了
yī一
dàng档
zi子
yāng秧
ge歌
duì队
lái来
zhù助
xìng兴
 。

They invited a Yangge dance troupe to liven up the event.