只 zhī - measure word

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一只 [yī zhī], measure word, means for an animal, one of a pair, a boat, and a container.

只 zhī - measure word - Cchatty

一只 [yī zhī], measure word, means for an animal, one of a pair, a boat, and a container.


一只: used for an animal
一只长颈鹿 [chánɡ jǐnɡ lù] a giraffe 
一只鹅 [é] a goose 
一只狗 [ɡǒu] a dog 
一只蝴蝶 [hú dié] a butterfly 
一只鸡 [jī] a chicken 
一只昆虫 [kūn chónɡ] an insect 
一只狼 [lánɡ] a wolf 
一只老虎 [láo hǔ] a tiger 
一只老鼠 [láo shǔ] a mouse or rat 
一只鹿 [lù] a deer 
一只骆驼 [luò tuo] a camel 
一只蚂蚱 [mà zha] a grasshopper 
一只猫 [māo] a cat 
一只牛 [niú] a cow
一只青娃 [qīnɡ wá] a frog 
一只蜻蜓 [qīnɡ tínɡ] a dragonfly 
一只狮子 [shī zi] a lion 
一只小鸟 [xiǎo niǎo] a little bird 
一只羊 [yánɡ] a sheep 
一只鹰 [yīnɡ] an eagle 
一只鹦鹉 [yīnɡ wǔ] a parrot
一只鸭子 [yā zi] a duck 
一只兔子 [tù zi] a rabbit or hare 

一只: used for one of a pair
一只耳朵 [ěr duo] an ear 
一只耳环 [ěr huán] an earring 
一只胳膊 [ɡē bo] an arm 
一只脚 [jiǎo] a foot 
一只手 [shǒu] a hand 
一只手套 [shǒu tào] a glove 
一只袜子 [wà zi] a sock 
一只鞋 [xié] a shoe
一只袖子 [xiù zi] a sleeve 
一只眼睛[yǎn jinɡ] an eye 

一只: used for a boat
一只船 [chuán] a boat 
一只游艇 [yóu tǐnɡ] a yacht

 一只: used for a container
一只箱子 [xiānɡ zi] a box
一只口袋 [kǒu dài] a pocket
一只书包 [shū bāo] a school bag
一只皮箱 [pí xiānɡ] a leather suitcase 

一只 [yī zhī], 一支 [yī zhī], and 一枝 [yī zhī] are homonyms and related measure words in their usage. But 一只 [yī zhī] is mostly used for animals, birds, items in pairs, or hollow things, such as boats and boxes. 

一支 [yī zhī] and 一枝 [yī zhī] are synonymous and interchangeable when means "one stick-like thing". While 一只 [yī zhī] can be used for almost all animals, 一匹 [yī pǐ] is used more often than 一只 [yī zhī] for a horse. Similarly, 一头 [yī tóu] is more often used for a pig, cow, donkey, camel, lion, and deer. For a pig, 一口 [yī kǒu] can also be used, meaning "a mouth to feed" like a member of a family.
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