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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiàng]
  1. 1. noun [颈后部] nape
    nape
  2. 2. noun [款项] sum
    expenditure
    income
  3. 3. noun [项目] item
    item
  4. 4. measure word item
    会议讨论内容共5
    There are altogether five items to be discussed at the meeting.
    3要求
    three requirements

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiàng]
  1. 1. noun nape (of the neck); item
  2. 2. noun sum (of money)
    liabilities
    income; receipts
  3. 3. noun [Mathematics] term
  4. 4. measure word (used for itemized things)
    第五条第二款第三
    article 5, clause 2, item 3
    地进行解释
    explain item by item
    原则
    eight principles
    声明
    two statements

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[xiàng]
  1. 1. 脖子的后部;泛指脖子
    背。
    链。
  2. 2.
    分条逐
  3. 3. 特指款
  4. 4. 用于分门列的事物
    第二条第三
    开支。
    任务。
    全能。
  5. 5. 代数里指不用加减号连接的单式。
  6. 6. E参见"领"的提示。

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这是突击任务,人少了不济事。
This is a shock task. It'll be no good to be short of hands.
那次军事体育比赛中,他在“军事5”的比赛中取得了良好成绩。
During that military sports competition, he had a very good result in the Military Pentathlon.
3要求
three requirements
收支款都要及时上账。
to reduce fractions to their lowest terms
把分数约简到最低
Snowboarding is a really fun sport.
滑板滑雪是很有意思的运动。
five down, two to go
完成了5,还剩两

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Measure words

Except in Chinese idioms and some special conditions, numerals are generally not used to modify nouns directly. One needs to put specific measure words between them, e.g. "五人", "十八线", "一百多蚂蚁","一战役"。

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