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马匹

Word · Classifier · VerbTraditional匹

measure word; match; equal

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

classifier

measure word for horses, mules, camels, cloth, or bolts of silk

The primary measure word for horses. Also used for bolts of cloth.

Tā他
mǎi买
le了
yī一
pǐ匹
hǎo好
mǎ马
 。

He bought a fine horse.

Zhè这
pǐ匹
bù布
kě可
yǐ以
zuò做
yī一
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
 。

This bolt of cloth can make one piece of clothing.

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Shāng商
duì队
yǒu有
shí十
pǐ匹
luò骆
tuo驼
 。

The caravan has ten camels.

2.

verb

to match; to equal; to be a match for

formal

Often used in the set phrase 匹配.

Tā他
de的
cái才
huá华
wú无
rén人
néng能
pǐ匹
 。

No one can match his talent.

Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
xuǎn选
shǒu手
shí实
lì力
xiāng相
dāng当
 ，
kān堪
chēng称
pǐ匹
dí敌
 。

These two players are evenly matched and can be considered rivals.