Definition
股 (gǔ) is a classifier used for three categories: (1) long, winding things like ropes, rivers, or strands; (2) smoke, smells, or puffs (a whiff or thread); (3) groups of people or sudden actions (a band, a gust). Each sense pairs with specific nouns and is not interchangeable with other classifiers.
classifier
for long winding things (rope, river, strand)for smokesmellsor puffs: threadwhifffor groups of people or sudden actions: bandgust
Easily confused
- 段duànlook-alike(classifier) used for sections of time, text, road, or stages of a process; segment, paragraph, stretch
- 雇gùsound-aliketo hire, to employ
- 毁huǐlook-aliketo defame, to slander
- 古gǔsound-alikeancient; old (from the distant past)
- 投tóulook-aliketo throw, to cast (a vote, a glance)
- 鼓gǔsound-alike(noun) drum
- 臀túnlook-alikebuttocks; hips; rump
- 顾gùsound-aliketo take into consideration, to attend to (often used with 不 or 只)
- 设shèlook-aliketo set up, to establish
- 故gùsound-aliketherefore, hence, so
Examples
- 股。Chúfáng lǐ mào chū yì gǔ nóng yān.A thick puff of smoke came out of the kitchen.
- 股。Shān shàng yǒu yì gǔ quánshuǐ liú xiàng shān xià.There is a stream of spring water flowing down the mountain.
- 股，。Tūrán guā lái yì gǔ dà fēng, chuī zǒu le màozi.Suddenly a gust of strong wind blew the hat away.
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