📘 Intermediate — key word for HSK 3-4
Meaning
Classifier for beddings — quilts, blankets, sheets.
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
"床"作为量词专门管床上用品。"一床被子"、"一床单"、"一床毯子"——都是盖在身上或铺在床上的东西。为什么用"床"？因为这些物品的尺寸就是按照"床"的大小来设计的！一床被子正好覆盖一张床，一床单也差不多。有趣的是，"床"作为名词是「bed」，作为量词也是「bed-sized textile」。这种「名词→量词」的转化在中文里很常见（杯、碗、盘、桌都有类似用法）。南方人说"一床蚊帐"，北方人可能更熟悉"一顶蚊帐"——地区差异。
English
**床 (chuáng)** as a classifier manages beddings only. "A quilt," "a sheet," "a blanket" — things covering or spread on beds. Why 床? These items are sized FOR a bed! A quilt covers exactly one bed. Interesting: 床 as noun = bed; as classifier = bed-sized textile. Noun→classifier conversion is common in Chinese (杯, 碗, 盘, 桌 all do this). Southerners say "a mosquito net (床)"; northerners may prefer "a mosquito net (顶)" — regional variation.
💡 Memory Tip
Specific to bedding items. Originally meant 'bed' (noun), now also a classifier for things on a bed.
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Classifier for beddings — quilts, blankets, sheets.