Thursday, September 23, 2010

Measure Words

Measure words
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From
By Joanne Chen IVC Chinese 

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Chinese Measure Words
Trad.
Simp.
Pinyin
Main uses
Example
ge
individual things, people — usage of this classifier in conjunction with any noun is generally accepted if the person does not know the proper classifier.
一个书包 yí ge shūbāo, a schoolbag

bēi
"cup" — drinks
一杯水 yì bēi shuǐ. A cup of water.

běn
"volume" — any bound print or written matter (books, etc.)
一本书 yì běn shū. A book.
diǎn
ideas, suggestions, can also mean "a bit"


gēn
thin, slender objects, lit. "a root of a..." (needles, pillars, grass, vegetable roots etc.)
一根针 yì gēn zhēn. A needle

jiàn
matters, clothing, etc.
一件衣服 yí jiàn yī fù

miàn
any flat and smooth objects, lit. "a surface of a..." (mirrors, flags, walls, etc.)
一面镜子 yí miàn jìng zi. One mirror

píng
"bottle" — drinks

tiáo
long, narrow, flexible objects (fish, trousers, etc.)
一条鱼 yì tiáo yú. One fish.

wèi
polite classifier for people (e.g. "gentleman", "professors")


zhī
stick-like objects (pens, chopsticks, etc.)
一支笔 yì zhī bî. One pen.





Resource: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chinese_%28Mandarin%29/Lesson_5

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