Measure Words - Nominal Classifiers Flashcards

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ba3 objects that can be held (knives, keys)

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ban1 scheduled services (trains, etc.)

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bao1 packages, bundles

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ben3 bound print matter (books, etc.)

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bi3 large quantities of money

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bu4 novels, movies

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ce4 volumes of books

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ceng2 stories (of buildings), layers

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chang3 public spectacles

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chuang2 blankets, sheets

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ci4 opportunities, accidents

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dao4 linear projections (light rays, etc.), orders given by an authoritative figure

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di1 water, blood, and other such fluids

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dian3 ideas, suggestions

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ding3 objects with protruding top (hats, etc.)

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dong4 buildings

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du3 walls and encompassing fixtures

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duan4 adjoining lengths of cables, roadways, etc

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dui4 couples

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dun4 meals

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duo3 flowers, clouds

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fen4 portions

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feng1 letters, mail

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fu2 works of art (paintings, etc.)

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fu4 medical entities (usually used for doses of Chinese medicine)

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fu4 objects which come in pairs (gloves, etc.)

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ge0 (neutral or sometimes fourth) people – usage of this classifier in conjunction with any noun is generally accepted if the person does not know of the proper classifier.

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gen1 thin, slender objects (needles, pillars, etc.)

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hang2 objects which form lines (words, etc.)

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hui2 exclusive to verbal classifiers

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hu4 households

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huo3 generally derogatory classifier for bands of people such as gangs or hoodlums

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jia1 gathering of people (families, companies, etc.)

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jia4 airplanes, pianos

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jian1 rooms

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jian4 matters, clothing, etc.

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jie2 sections of items (bamboo, etc.)

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jie4 regularly scheduled sessions or meetings

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ju4 lines, sentences, etc.

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ke1 trees and other such flora

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ke1 small objects (hearts, pearls, teeth, etc.) and also objects appearing to be small (distant stars and planets)

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kou3 people in villages

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kuai4 objects which may be divided into pieces (land, stones, etc.)

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lei4 objects of the same type or nature

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li4 grains

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liang4 automobiles, bicycles, etc.

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lie4 trains

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men2 objects pertaining to academics (courses, majors, etc.)

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mian4 flat and smooth objects (mirrors, flags, etc.)

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ming2 high-ranking persons (doctors, lawyers, politicians, royalty, etc.)

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pai2 objects grouped in rows (chairs, etc)

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pan2 flat objects (video cassettes, etc.

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pi1 people, goods, etc

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pi2 horses and other such equine animals

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pian1 papers, articles, etc.

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pian4 flat objects, slices, etc

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qi1 magazines

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qun2 groups or herds

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shou3 songs, poems, music, etc.

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shu4 bunches

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shuang1 objects which come in pairs

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sou1 ships

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suo3 buildings

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tai2 heavy objects (TV’s, computers, etc.) and performances (theater, etc.)

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tang2 periods of classes

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tang4 scheduled transportation services

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tao4 sets of objects (books, magazines, collectibles, etc.)

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tiao4 long and narrow objects (fish, pants, etc.)

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tou2 certain animals (pigs, cows, etc.)

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tuan2 rotund and wound objects (balls of yarn, etc.)

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wei4 polite classifier for people

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xiang4 projects

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yang4 general items of differing attributes

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zhang3 light fixtures (usually lamps)

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zhang1 flat objects (paper, tables, etc.)

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zhen4 events with short durations (lightning storms, gusts of wind)

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zhi1 stick-like objects (pens, chopsticks, etc.)