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* [[Verb measure words]] | * [[Verb measure words]] | ||
* [[Monetary measure words]] | * [[Monetary measure words]] | ||
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+ | == Noun measure words == | ||
+ | |||
+ | == List == | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
+ | *个 | ||
+ | **一个面包 | ||
+ | **两个会议 | ||
+ | **三个人 | ||
+ | **四个苹果 | ||
+ | **五个办法 | ||
+ | **六个词 | ||
+ | *只 | ||
+ | **一只小狗 | ||
+ | **两只鸡 | ||
+ | **三只鞋子 | ||
+ | **四只船 | ||
+ | *块 | ||
+ | **一块肉 | ||
+ | **两块蛋糕 | ||
+ | **三块钱 | ||
+ | **四块香皂 | ||
+ | *台 | ||
+ | **一台电视 | ||
+ | **两台电脑 | ||
+ | *条 | ||
+ | **一条鱼 | ||
+ | **两条腿 | ||
+ | **三条路 | ||
+ | *辆 | ||
+ | **一辆公交车 | ||
+ | **两辆地铁 | ||
+ | **三辆自行车 | ||
+ | *根 | ||
+ | **一根香肠 | ||
+ | **两根香蕉 | ||
+ | *头 | ||
+ | **一头猪 | ||
+ | **两头牛 | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Examples == | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="liju"> | ||
+ | *我 有 一 <em>只</em> 小 狗。 | ||
+ | *我 给 了 小 狗 一 <em>个</em> <strong>半</strong> 面包。 | ||
+ | *小狗 吃 了 <strong>半</strong> <em>根</em> 香肠。 | ||
+ | *冰箱 里 只 有 两 <em>块</em> 奶酪。 | ||
+ | *我 很 饿,吃 了 很 大 一 <em>条</em> 鱼。 | ||
+ | *我 看 到 一 <em>辆</em> 红色 的 法拉利。 | ||
+ | |||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Verb measure words == | ||
+ | |||
+ | == List == | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *遍 | ||
+ | *次 | ||
+ | *趟 | ||
+ | *场 | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Examples == | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="liju"> | ||
+ | *请 你 再 说 一 <em>遍</em>。 | ||
+ | *我 到 上海 两 <em>次</em> 了。 | ||
+ | *一 个 晚上 去 了 三 <em>趟</em> 厕所。 | ||
+ | *今天 有 两 <em>场</em> 比赛。 | ||
+ | |||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Monetary measure words == | ||
+ | |||
+ | == List == | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
+ | *块 | ||
+ | *元 | ||
+ | *角 | ||
+ | *毛 | ||
+ | *分 | ||
+ | |||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Examples == | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div class="liju"> | ||
+ | *请 你 再 说 一 <em>遍</em>。 | ||
+ | *我 到 上海 两 <em>次</em> 了。 | ||
+ | *一 个 晚上 去 了 三 <em>趟</em> 厕所。 | ||
+ | *今天 有 两 <em>场</em> 比赛。 | ||
+ | |||
+ | </div> | ||
== Sources and further reading == | == Sources and further reading == |
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Contents
Notes
- Measure words can be reduplicated to act as a sentence element. This has the meaning of 'every'.
- Used after numerals or demonstrative pronouns.
- If the number is just one, it can be omitted; just the measure word is OK.
- 半 before measure word means "half of". 半 after measure word means "... and a half"
- 多 and measure words
- 多 in between numeral and measure word e.g. 十多个 means more than the number given but less than the next whole number. Like 'odd' in English e.g. "thirty-odd".
- 多 after the measure word simply means more than the number given
- Most measure words are single characters, but not all (need list of two-character measure words)
Subcategories
Noun measure words
List
- 个
- 一个面包
- 两个会议
- 三个人
- 四个苹果
- 五个办法
- 六个词
- 只
- 一只小狗
- 两只鸡
- 三只鞋子
- 四只船
- 块
- 一块肉
- 两块蛋糕
- 三块钱
- 四块香皂
- 台
- 一台电视
- 两台电脑
- 条
- 一条鱼
- 两条腿
- 三条路
- 辆
- 一辆公交车
- 两辆地铁
- 三辆自行车
- 根
- 一根香肠
- 两根香蕉
- 头
- 一头猪
- 两头牛
Examples
- 我 有 一 只 小 狗。
- 我 给 了 小 狗 一 个 半 面包。
- 小狗 吃 了 半 根 香肠。
- 冰箱 里 只 有 两 块 奶酪。
- 我 很 饿,吃 了 很 大 一 条 鱼。
- 我 看 到 一 辆 红色 的 法拉利。
Verb measure words
List
- 遍
- 次
- 趟
- 场
Examples
- 请 你 再 说 一 遍。
- 我 到 上海 两 次 了。
- 一 个 晚上 去 了 三 趟 厕所。
- 今天 有 两 场 比赛。
Monetary measure words
List
- 块
- 元
- 角
- 毛
- 分
Examples
- 请 你 再 说 一 遍。
- 我 到 上海 两 次 了。
- 一 个 晚上 去 了 三 趟 厕所。
- 今天 有 两 场 比赛。
Sources and further reading
Books
- A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) (pp. 73-95) →buy
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 18) →buy
- Chinese Grammar Without Tears (简明汉语语法学习手册) (pp. 198-208) →buy
- Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar (pp. 28-85) →buy
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 43-8) →buy
- Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼) (pp. 1-30) →buy
Websites
- Wikipedia: Chinese classifier
- 3000 Hànzì: Chinese Measure Words (Classifiers)
- dhcca.org: 量词 (一)
- Chinesegrammar.info - blog for Chinese grammar: The difference between 半 (bàn), 一半 (yí bàn) and 一个半 (yí ge bàn) in Chinese grammar