méi

B2 Level 6
Measure word

Definition

  1. surname Mei
  2. classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個)
  3. classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc
  4. (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai")
  5. (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).