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帮 vs 伙 vs 批 vs 群

/ bāng vs huǒ vs pī vs qún /
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Definition

帮, 伙, 批, 群, means [group, crowd], all are Measure words used between numerals/pronouns and nouns, that is, "Numerals/pronouns + measure word (帮, 伙, 批, 群) + Nouns (plural)"

 

1, 帮 is only followed by people who have a common goal,

2, 伙 is only followed by people who have an evil intention,

3, 群/批 is only followed by people who don't have a common goal,

4, 群 + things ( animals, islands, etc.),

5, 批 + things ( goods, commodities, etc.).

Example

The nouns following 帮, 伙, 批 and 群 belong to different categories - 1
帮 or 伙 is only followed by somebody,

批 or 群 is followed by somebody or something.
1
Jǐngchá
警察
zhuā
le
bāng
  
(
huǒ
  
/
qún
  
/
  
)
xiǎotōu
小偷
  

The police caught some thieves.

2
Jīntiān
今天
chāoshì
超市
yòu
jìn
le
xīnxiān
新鲜
de
niúnǎi
牛奶
  

The supermarket restocked a batch of fresh milk today.

The nouns following 帮, 伙, 批 and 群 belong to different categories - 2
群 can be followed by something (animals, islands, etc. )
3
Cǎoyuán
草原
shàng
qún
zài
bēnchí
奔驰
  

A herd of horses are running on the grassland.

4
Zhège
这个
dǎo
大岛
zhōuwéi
周围
shì
qún
xiǎodǎo
小岛
  

This big island is surrounded by a group of small islands.

The nouns following 帮, 伙, 批 and 群 belong to different categories - 3
批 can be followed by something (goods, commodities, etc. ).
5
zhuāngdiàn
服装店
zhè
zhōu
jīng
已经
jìn
le
sān
zhèyàng
这样
de
zhuāng
服装
le
  

The clothing shop has purchased three batches of clothing like this.

6
Chāoshì
超市
zhǔnbèi
准备
zài
jìn
zhèzhǒng
这种
dàngāo
蛋糕
  

The supermarket purchasing agent plans to purchase a batch of cake like this.

帮, 伙, 批 and 群 can be followed by people, however, they refer to different kinds of people - 1
The noun following 帮 or 伙 refers to people with the same goals, while the noun following 群 or 批 refers to people without the same goals.
7
bāng
  
(
huǒ
  
)
xiǎotōu
小偷
bèi
jǐngchá
警察
zhuā
le
  
  
(
gòngtóng
共同
de
目的
  
:
tōu
dōng
东西
  
)

A gang of thieves were caught by policeman. (The common goal is to steal things.)

8
Gōngyuán
公园
jìnlái
进来
le
qún
  
(
  
)
rén
  
  
(
méiyǒu
没有
gòngtóng
共同
de
目的
  
)

Some people came into the park. (The visitors do not have a common goal.)

帮, 伙, 批 and 群 can be followed by people, however, they refer to different kinds of people - 2
帮 or 伙 can be followed by people who have a common goal.

When 帮 is used, the goal can either be positive or negative, while when 伙 is used, the goal can only be negative.
9
Zhè
bāng
rén
shì
de
hǎo
péngyou
朋友
  

These people are my friends.

10
Zhè
huǒ
  
(
bāng
  
)
piànzi
骗子
dàochù
到处
piànrén
骗人
qiáncái
钱财
  

The group of swindlers are cheating people everywhere.

帮, 伙, 批 and 群 can be followed by people, however, they refer to different kinds of people - 3
批 can be followed by people who do not have a common goal. And it generally indicates a batch of people doing something together.
11
Měinián
每年
dōu
yǒu
xuésheng
学生
cóng
xuéxiào
学校
毕业
  

A group of students graduate from schools every year.

12
Zhège
这个
xīng
星期
gōng
公司
jīng
已经
zǒu
le
sān
yuángōng
员工
le
  

In this company, three groups of staff have left office this week.

Exercise

Fill in the blanks with 帮, 群, 伙, or 批:

 

1. 新闻上说最近有一( )人在全国各地行骗, 大家要小心。

2. 突然一( )记者冲进来,要采访这位明星。

3. 我以为他是个好人,没想到他和那些人是一( )的。

4. 今天是体检的曰子,出去一( )学生又进来一( )。

5. 在中国的最南边是一( )岛。

6. 这( )电脑已经卖完了,所以得马上再去进一( )。

7. 动物园里有一( )特别调皮的猴子。

8. 你们都欺骗我,你们就是一( )的。