Definition
匹 (pǐ) is a measure word used for horses and other equines (一匹马) and for bolts of cloth (一匹布). When indicating horsepower, 匹 is interchangeable with the more standard unit 马力 (mǎ lì) – for example, 两百马力 is more common than 两百匹. 马力 is the dedicated term for 'horsepower' as a measurement.
classifier
for horsesmulesand other equine animalsfor clothbolt of fabricunit of horsepower
Easily confused
- 先xiānlook-alikefirst, in advance, before others
- 皮písound-alike(noun) skin (of humans/animals); leather; fur
- 充chōnglook-aliketo fill; to charge (a battery)
- 批pīsound-alike(classifier) for batches, groups, lots
- 四sìlook-alikefour
- 批pīsound-aliketo approve (a document, application, etc.)
- 兜dōulook-alike(noun) pocket; small bag (as in clothing or accessories)
- 披pīsound-aliketo drape over one’s shoulders; to put on (as a cloak or scarf)
- 劈pīsound-aliketo split, to chop, to hack
- 脾písound-alikespleen
Examples
- 匹，。Tā mǎi le sān pǐ mǎ, zhǔnbèi qí mǎ lǚxíng.He bought three horses and plans to travel by horse.
- 匹。Zhè pǐ bù de yánsè hěn xiānyàn.This bolt of cloth has very bright colors.
- 匹。Zhè liàng chē de fādòngjī yǒu liǎng bǎi pǐ mǎlì.This car's engine has 200 horsepower.
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