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枚

méi · mei/Méi · mei

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6Measure word guide

Meaning

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méi 枚

  1. classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個 / 个 (gè))
  2. classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc
  3. (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai")
  4. (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy

Méi 枚

  1. surname Mei
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An old stamp

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)旧书(jiùshū)里(lǐ)找到(zhǎodào)了(le)一(yī)枚(méi)邮票(yóupiào)！

    I found a stamp in an old book!

  2. Liangliang

    一(yī)枚(méi)邮票(yóupiào)？给(gěi)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)！

    A stamp? Let me see!

  3. Dengdeng

    上面(shàngmiàn)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhǐ)老虎(lǎohǔ)，很(hěn)旧(jiù)了(le)。

    There's a tiger on it, and it's very old.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)查(chá)了(le)一下(yīxià)，这(zhè)一(yī)枚(méi)只(zhǐ)值(zhí)一块钱(yīkuàiqián)。

    I looked it up. This one is only worth one yuan.

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)喜欢(xǐhuan)这(zhè)枚(méi)邮票(yóupiào)。

    That's fine. I really like this stamp.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)集(jí)邮(yóu)册(cè)里(lǐ)珍(zhēn)藏(cáng)着(zhe)一(yì)枚(méi)很(hěn)旧(jiù)的(de)邮(yóu)票(piào)。

He keeps a very old stamp treasured in his stamp album.

02

警(jǐng)方(fāng)在(zài)现(xiàn)场(chǎng)找(zhǎo)到(dào)了(le)一(yì)枚(méi)指(zhǐ)纹(wén)。

The police found a fingerprint at the scene.

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