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趟 tàng measure word for trips

measure word for trips; trip

How to remember 趟: 走 walk + 尚 esteem = measure word for trips. Grandpa likes to walk to the bakery three times a day, and his Chinese teacher, whom he holds in esteem, counts them with the measure word for trips.

  • 2,457. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 15 strokes
  • Radical 走

Component breakdown

趟 = 走 walk + 尚 esteem

  • 走 walk
  • 尚 esteem
The Gushi story

Grandpa likes to walk to the bakery three times a day, and his Chinese teacher, whom he holds in esteem, counts them with the measure word for trips.

How it is used

  • A measure word for round trips / times going somewhere - 去了一趟北京 (qù le yí tàng Běijīng) made a trip to Beijing.
  • Counts the act of going-and-coming: 跑一趟 (pǎo yí tàng) make a run/errand.
  • Different from 次 (cì), which counts occurrences in general; 趟 specifically implies traveling to and from a place.

Example sentences

  • 她决定亲自去一趟。 Tā juédìng qīnzì qù yí tàng.She decided to go in person.