Measure Words - Nominal Classifiers Flashcards
把
ba3 objects that can be held (knives, keys)
班
ban1 scheduled services (trains, etc.)
包
bao1 packages, bundles
本
ben3 bound print matter (books, etc.)
笔
bi3 large quantities of money
部
bu4 novels, movies
册
ce4 volumes of books
层
ceng2 stories (of buildings), layers
场
chang3 public spectacles
床
chuang2 blankets, sheets
次
ci4 opportunities, accidents
道
dao4 linear projections (light rays, etc.), orders given by an authoritative figure
滴
di1 water, blood, and other such fluids
点
dian3 ideas, suggestions
顶
ding3 objects with protruding top (hats, etc.)
栋
dong4 buildings
都
du3 walls and encompassing fixtures
段
duan4 adjoining lengths of cables, roadways, etc
对
dui4 couples
顿
dun4 meals
朵
duo3 flowers, clouds
份
fen4 portions
封
feng1 letters, mail
幅
fu2 works of art (paintings, etc.)
服
fu4 medical entities (usually used for doses of Chinese medicine)
副
fu4 objects which come in pairs (gloves, etc.)
个
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.
根
gen1 thin, slender objects (needles, pillars, etc.)
行
hang2 objects which form lines (words, etc.)
回
hui2 exclusive to verbal classifiers