Definition
页 (yè) is a classifier for pages of a book, document, or paper — it counts the sides of a leaf, not the physical sheet. It's distinct from 叶子 (yè zi), which is the noun 'leaf' of a plant, and from 版 (bǎn), which refers to a page as a section or edition of a publication.
classifier
for pages (of a book, document, paper)
Easily confused
- 也yěsound-alikealso, too
- 夜yèsound-alikenight (noun)
- 野yěsound-alikewild (of plants, animals, nature); uncultivated
- 业yèsound-alike(suffix) industry, line of business (in 行业, 产业, 企业)
Examples
- 页。Wǒ xiě le sān yè zì.I wrote three pages of characters.
- 页。Zhè běn shū de qián liǎng yè hěn zhòngyào.The first two pages of this book are important.
- 页。Qǐng kàn shū de dì yī yè.Please look at the first page of the book.
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