菜市场买鱼:“老板,来一___鱼!”
Buying fish at the market: which measure word fits?
全球翻车率(内测预估)
A头
tóu · measure word for cattle/garlic
✓条
tiáo · measure word for long thin things
C个
gè · generic measure word
D只
zhī · measure word for animals/one of a pair
鱼身子长,所以论「条」。不是「只」也不是「头」——鱼没那么小,也没那么大。
条 (tiáo) is the measure word for long, thin things — fish, rivers, roads, and even trousers.
