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tàng

measure word for trips

Usage note

是量词,表示来回一次或一路。

tàng shì liàng cí, biǎo shì lái huí yí cì huò yí tàng lù。

A trip is a measure word for one round trip or one run.

Context note

常用于出门、走路和跑腿。

tàng cháng yòng yú chū mén 、 zǒu lù hé pǎo tuǐ。

Trip often appears with going out, walking, and errands.

5 examples

我去一
wǒ qù yí tàng。
I will go once.
车很快。
zhè tàng chē hěn kuài。
This trip is very fast.
再跑一
zài pǎo yí tàng。
Run once more.
他走了两
tā zǒu le liǎng tàng。
He made two trips.
请多跑一
qǐng duō pǎo yí tàng。
Please run one more trip.

5 mini stories

我去商店跑了一
wǒ qù shāng diàn pǎo le yí tàng。
I made a trip to the store.
他今天来学校一
tā jīn tiān lái xué xiào yí tàng。
He came to school once today.
路不远。
zhè tàng lù bù yuǎn。
This trip is not far.
妈妈让我再去一
mā ma ràng wǒ zài qù yí tàng。
Mom asked me to go once more.
他来回跑了好几
tā lái huí pǎo le hǎo jǐ tàng。
He made several round trips.

Mini dialogue

去超市

A
妈妈去了一超市。
Māma qùle yī tàng chāoshì.
Mom went on a trip to the supermarket.
B
她买了什么?
Tā mǎile shénme?
What did she buy?

跑一趟

A
你能帮我跑一图书馆吗?
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ pǎo yī tàng túshūguǎn ma?
Can you make a trip to the library for me?
B
没问题,我这就去。
Méi wèntí, wǒ zhè jiù qù.
No problem, I'll go right now.

Related words and contrasts

contrast
time (measure word)

趟 is for trips, 次 is for general occurrences

similar
huí
time (measure word)

回 can also count trips, but 趟 is more common for journeys

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