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项 xiàng

The Chinese measure word for tasks, projects and items.

项 counts items in a list or a formal set: tasks, plans, studies, decisions, rules and achievements. You will see it most in the news and in official writing.

  • 一项任务yí xiàng rènwua task
  • 一项研究yí xiàng yánjiūa study
  • 这项计划zhè xiàng jìhuàthis plan

25 nouns that take 项

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The nouns come from the measure-word notes in CC-CEDICT, ordered by how often each word appears in film and TV subtitles. Many nouns take more than one measure word, and 个 often works in casual speech.