tàng

趟

HSK 6Character · Measure word · Noun

number of trips; line of people/objects

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 12 examples
1.

measure word

number of trips or times of movement

Used to count the number of times someone travels or a vehicle runs.

Tā他
dào到
chéng成
dū都
qù去
le了
yī一
tàng趟
 。

He made a trip to Chengdu.

Jīn今
tiān天
yè夜
lǐ里
hái还
yǒu有
yī一
tàng趟
huǒ火
chē车
 。

There is still one train left tonight.

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Wǒ我
yǐ已
jīng经
pǎo跑
le了
sān三
tàng趟
chāo超
shì市
le了
 。

I have run to the supermarket three times already.

Zhè这
tàng趟
háng航
bān班
wǎn晚
diǎn点
le了
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
 。

This flight was delayed by an hour.

Tā他
yī一
tiān天
yào要
sòng送
hǎo好
jǐ几
tàng趟
kuài快
dì递
 。

He has to deliver several rounds of express packages a day.

2.

noun

line of people or moving objects

Used in the pattern 跟不上~ to mean unable to keep up with the group or sequence.

Tā他
zǒu走
de得
tài太
kuài快
 ,
wǒ我
men们
gēn跟
bù不
shàng上
tàng趟
 。

He walked too fast, and we couldn't keep up with the line.

Tuán团
duì队
chū出
fā发
shí时
 ,
xīn新
lái来
de的
chéng成
yuán员
chà差
diǎn点
gēn跟
bù不
shàng上
tàng趟
 。

When the team set off, the new member almost couldn't keep up with the procession.

3.

measure word

used for rows of objects

dialect

Used in northern dialects to count objects arranged in rows or lines.

Bàn半
tàng趟
jiē街
de的
shāng商
pù铺
dōu都
guān关
mén门
le了
 。

Half of the street's shops are closed.

Mǎ马
lù路
biān边
yǒu有
yī一
tàng趟
lán栏
gān杆
 。

There is a row of railings along the road.

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Jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
bǎi摆
le了
liǎng两
tàng趟
zhuō桌
zi子
 。

There are two rows of desks in the classroom.

Qiáng墙
shàng上
xiě写
le了
jǐ几
tàng趟
dà大
zì字
 。

There are several lines of large characters written on the wall.

Yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
zhòng种
le了
yī一
tàng趟
xiàng向
rí日
kuí葵
 。

There is a row of sunflowers planted in the yard.