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pǐ
匹
🐎Intermediate
HSK 3
📘 Intermediate — key word for HSK 3-4
Meaning
Classifier for horses, mules, and sometimes cloth/wolf.
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
"匹"基本为马而存在！"一匹马"最经典。中国历史上马太重要——战争、交通、贸易都离不开马。古代有完整马匹分类制度但通用量词统一用"匹"。也用于狼("一匹狼")，可能因为都是奔跑型动物？布料也用"匹"("一匹布")，因古代布匹按匹丈量。
English
**匹 (pǐ)** basically exists for horses! Horses were crucial in Chinese history — war, transport, trade. Also used for wolves (both runners?) and fabric bolts. Horse = 匹!
🎯 匹 = horse (and wolf, and fabric).
💡 Memory Tip
匹 is almost exclusively for horses (and wolves in stories). Horse = 匹!
Examples
一匹马
yī pǐ mǎ
one horse
一匹狼
yī pǐ láng
one wolf
Common Nouns Used With
马mǎhorse
狼lángwolf
骡子luó zimule
布bùcloth / fabric
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🐎HSK 3
匹
pǐ
Classifier for horses, mules, and sometimes cloth/wolf.
一匹马
yī pǐ mǎ
one horse
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