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Classifiers/measure words (English - Mandarin) Flashcards

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1
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“volume”

Proper classifier
-used for bound print matter (books 書/书, etc.)

A

本

běn

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“time”

Proper classifier

  1. used for opportunities 機會/机会
  2. used for accidents 事故

Verbal classifier

  1. . used for times
    * 次 refers to the number of times regardless of whether or not it was completed
A

次

cì

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Proper classifier

  1. used for linear projections (light rays 亮光, etc.)
  2. used for orders given by an authority figure 命令
  3. used for courses (of food) 點心/点心
  4. used for walls and doors 門/门
  5. used for questions 題/题
  6. used for number of times (for certain procedures) 工序
A

道

dào

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Proper classifier

  1. used for individual things
  2. used for people

*generic measure word (usage of this classifier in conjunction with any noun is generally accepted if the person does not know the proper classifier)

A

个

ge (gè)

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Proper classifier

  1. used for more than 100 people, workmen (一百多号人/一百多號人)
  2. used for business deals, transaction numbers (几号买卖/幾號買賣)
A

号

hào

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Proper classifier

  1. used for gathering of people (families 人家, companies 公司, etc.)
  2. used for establishments (shops 商店, restaurants 酒店, hotels 飯店/饭店)
A

家

jiā

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Proper classifier

- used for rooms 屋子, 房

A

间

jiān

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Proper classifier

  1. used for people in villages 人, family members
  2. used for wells 井
  3. used for blade 刀

Measure word/massifier

  1. “mouthful”
  2. used for amount of food
A

口

kǒu

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Proper classifier

- used for wheeled vehicles: automobiles 汽車/汽车, bicycles 自行車/自行车, etc.

A

辆

liàng

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Proper classifier

  1. used as an honorific, or persons with perceived higher social rank (doctors 醫生/医生, lawyers 律師/律师, politicians, royalty, etc.)
  2. used in formal occasions
  3. used in literary Chinese
  4. used for any type of person (not necessarily high-ranking, e.g. mother 母親)
A

名

míng

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“slice”

Proper classifier

  • used for flat objects
  • used for cards
  • used for slices of bread 麵包/面包
  • etc.
A

片

piàn

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Proper classifier

  1. used for case, instance (两起大脑炎)
  2. used for batch, group (分两起出发)
A

起

qǐ

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Proper classifier

- used for washings/rinsings (这件衬衫洗了三水了)

A

水

shuǐ

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Proper classification

- used for test/exam questions

A

题

tí

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“kind, sort”

Proper classifier
- used for general items of differing attributes

A

样

yàng

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Proper classifier

  1. used for one of a pair (hands 手, legs)
  2. used for animals (birds 鳥/鸟, cats 貓/猫, etc.)
A

只

zhī

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Proper classifier

- used for fairly long, stick-like objects (pens 筆/笔, chopsticks, roses, rifles 槍/枪, etc.), fleets 舰队/艦隊

A

支

zhī

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Measure word/massifier

  1. used for scheduled transport services (trains 火車/火车, bus 公交, subway 地鐵/地铁, etc.)
  2. used for a group of people
  3. used for a class as in pupils 學生/学生
A

班

bān

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“gang”

Measure word/massifier

  1. used for a group of people (children 孩子, friends 朋友, etc.);
  2. used for a band of (bandits 匪徒, bad men 壞蛋/坏蛋, etc.)
A

帮

bāng

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Measure word/massifier

- used for large quantities of money (money 錢/钱, funds 資金/资金, account items 賬目/账目)

A

笔

bǐ

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Measure word/massifier

  1. used for ideas 意見/意见, suggestions
  2. can also mean “a bit” (often used to denote amount) — e.g. courage 膽量/胆量
A

点

diǎn

22
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“pair”

Measure word/massifier

  1. used for “couple” 夫妻
  2. used for “partner” 搭檔/搭档
  3. used for ring 戒指
  4. used for earrings 耳環/耳环
  5. used for bracelet 手鐲/手镯
A

对

duì

23
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Measure word/massifier

1a. used for objects which form lines (words 詞/词, etc.)
1b. used for occupations in a field (idiom, spoken language)
2. used for groups of people traveling together, such as a trade commission or diplomats and aides visiting a foreign country: “国王一行人离开巴黎后十分兴奋” (having left Paris, the king and entourage were very excited).
* Note: almost only used in the form 一行人.

A

行

  1. háng
  2. xíng
24
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“chunk”, “lump”, “piece”, “yuan”

Measure word/massifier

  1. used for land 地
  2. used for stones 石頭/石头
  3. used for cake 蛋糕 (piece/slice)
  4. used for bread (not slices) 麵包/面包
  5. used for candy 糖
  6. used for tofu 豆腐, etc.

Measurement units

  1. “block”
  2. yuán (a slang term, like “quid” or “buck”)

*Must add 钱 after it

A

块

kuài

25
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Measure word/massifier

- used for (issues of) periodicals 期刊, magazine 雜誌/杂志

A

期

qī

26
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“tin”

Measure word/massifier
- used for for canned beverages (e.g. soda, cola)

A

听

tīng

27
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“some”

Measure word/massifier
- a general massifier, only used in the form 一些, or without a number (e.g. after demonstrative

A

些

xiē

28
Q

Measurement units - time

  1. minute
  2. cent/penny
  3. used for fractions
  4. used for percentages

-to distinguish; to separate; to divide equally

A

分

fēn

29
Q

Measurement units - time

  1. “quarter”
  2. “15 minutes”

*mainly used in certain dialects, such as Shanghainese, and translations

A

刻

kè

30
Q

Measurement units - time

-“year”

A

年

nián

31
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Measurement units - time

-“year of age”

A

岁

suì

32
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Measurement units - time

-“day”

A

天, 日

tiān, rì

33
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“gram”

Measurement units - weight/mass

A

克

kè

34
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Measurement units - weight/mass

-50 grams (1/10 jīn), used to be 1/16 jīn

A

两

liǎng

35
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“kilogram”

Measurement units - weight/mass

A

千克

qiān-kè

36
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“metric fēn”, centimetre

Measurement units - length/distance

A

公分

gōng-fēn

37
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“kilometre” (1000 metres)

Measurement units - length/distance

A

公里

gōng-lǐ

38
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“lǐ”, (500 metres)

Measurement units - length/distance

A

里

lǐ

39
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British mile/Statute mile

Measurement units - length/distance

A

英里

yīng-lǐ

40
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Measurement units - money

  1. “jiǎo”
  2. “dime”
  3. “tenpence”
A

角

jiǎo

41
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Measurement units - money

  1. “máo”
  2. “dime”
  3. “tenpence”

*slang version of 角

A

毛

máo

42
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Measurement units - money

  1. “yuán”
  2. “¥” (main unit of currency)
A

元

yuán

43
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Verbal classifiers
- used for the number of times an action has been completed, emphasizing the action’s length and effort. e.g. 改了三遍，把课文读一遍

A

遍

biàn

44
Q

Verbal classifier

- used for occurrences (used colloquially). e.g. 潇洒一回，来一回，走一回（過場）

A

回

huí

45
Q

Verbal classifier

- used for cries, shouts, etc. e.g. 砰的一声，哗一声，滴滴两声，（一声响，一声呼唤）

A

声

shēng

46
Q

Verbal classifier

  • used for brief and often sudden actions (much more common in Cantonese than in northern dialects). e.g. 咔嚓一下，噌的一下，跳兩下，按五下
  • used as weakened injunctive mood. e.g. 來一下，幫我一下.
A

下

xià

47
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“grip”

Proper classifier

  1. used for objects with handle-like parts (knives 刀, scissors 剪刀, swords 劍/剑, keys 鑰匙/钥匙, pistols 手槍/手枪, chairs 椅子, flaming torches or sticks 火, teapots)
  2. used for things that you grasp (chairs, handfuls of rice, bunches of flowers)
A

把

bǎ

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