些 xiē — some, a number of (plural measure word)
xiē (first tone, high and level)xie1
some, a number of (plural measure word)
HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 1· Three-band, nine-level standardmeasure
Meanings
some, a number of (plural measure word)
The measure word for an indefinite plural. It attaches to 这, 那, 哪 and 一 only — 这些, 那些, 哪些, 一些 — and can never follow a number such as 三.
measure
Example sentences
- 这些菜太多了。這些菜太多了。Zhèxiē (fourth tone, falling) cài (fourth tone, falling) tài (fourth tone, falling) duō (first tone, high and level) le. (neutral tone)···
This is far too much food.
- 那些人是我的同学。那些人是我的同學。Nàxiē (fourth tone, falling) rén (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) tóngxué. (second tone, rising)···
Those people are my classmates.
Common mistakes
Not quite三些书
Correct三本书
些 means an unspecified handful, so a number cancels it out. Once you say how many, use the proper measure word.