盒

hé

noun/measure word HSK 5 #2,414

Meanings

Gěi wǒ yī hé niúnǎi.

Give me a carton of milk.

Zhè hé qiǎokèlì shì sòng nǐ de.

This box of chocolates is for you.

Tā dǎkāi le yī hé bǐnggān.

She opened a box of crackers.

usage

盒 is both a noun (a box) and a very common measure word: 一盒牛奶 (a carton of milk), 一盒烟 (a pack of cigarettes), 一盒火柴 (a box of matches).

usage

盒子 (hézi) is the more colloquial word for 'box.' 盒 alone tends to appear more as a measure word.

盒 hé