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tàng

measure word for trips

How common it is

趟 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say tàng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

趟是量词,表示来回一次或一趟路。

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

趟常用于出门、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

我去一趟。
wǒ qù yí tàng。
I will go once.
这趟车很快。
zhè tàng chē hěn kuài。
This trip is very fast.
再跑一趟。
zài pǎo yí tàng。
Run once more.
他走了两趟。
tā zǒu le liǎng tàng。
He made two trips.
请多跑一趟。
qǐng duō pǎo yí tàng。
Please run one more trip.

5 mini stories

我去商店跑了一趟。
wǒ qù shāng diàn pǎo le yí tàng。
I made a trip to the store.
他今天来学校一趟。
tā jīn tiān lái xué xiào yí tàng。
He came to school once today.
这趟路不远。
zhè tàng lù bù yuǎn。
This trip is not far.
妈妈让我再去一趟。
mā ma ràng wǒ zài qù yí tàng。
Mom asked me to go once more.
他来回跑了好几趟。
tā lái huí pǎo le hǎo jǐ tàng。
He made several round trips.

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