xiàng
classifier/noun HSK 4 #1,331

Meanings

  1. 1 item
  2. 2 thing
  3. 3 classifier for items, tasks, or policies

Examples

Zhè xiàng gōngzuò hěn zhòngyào.
This task is very important.
Wǒmen yǒu sān xiàng rènwu xūyào wánchéng.
We have three tasks that need to be completed.
Zhè xiàng guīdìng cóng xià gè yuè kāishǐ zhíxíng.
This regulation will be enforced starting next month.

Tips

usage
is used as a classifier for formal items: policies, regulations, tasks, achievements, records. It's more formal than .
grammar
Common collocations: 研究 (a research project), 政策 (a policy), 成就 (an achievement).

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