Difference between revisions of "Expressing "every" with "mei""
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*[[Measure Words for Verbs]] | *[[Measure Words for Verbs]] | ||
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| + | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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| + | === Books === | ||
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| + | * [[Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition]] (pp. 19) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615 →buy] | ||
[[Category:A2 grammar points]] | [[Category:A2 grammar points]] | ||
[[Category:Measure words]] | [[Category:Measure words]] | ||
Revision as of 03:00, 3 February 2012
The pronoun 每 (měi) covers the meanings of "each" and "every". The structure is:
每 + Measure word + Noun
Some examples:
- 每 个 人
- 每 支 笔
- 每 瓶 啤酒 我 都 喝 了。
