Classifiers (5) – 量词 (5)

Classifiers (5) – 量词 (5)

 

Nominal Classifiers

(dá)

打 is a measure word of dozens of things.

e.g.

毛巾 (yī dá máojīn) a dozen of towels

鸡蛋 (yī dá jīdàn) a dozen of eggs

纸 (yī dá zhǐ) a dozen of papers

 

袋(dài)

袋 is a measure word for things in bags, sacks, pockets or pouches.

e.g.

我买了两米。(Wǒ mǎile liǎnɡ dài mǐ.) I bought two bags of rice.

给我一面粉。(Gěi wǒ yí dài miànfěn.)Give me one pouch of flour.

我想吃一方便面。(Wǒ xiǎng chī yí dài fāngbiànmiàn.) I want to have a bag of instant noodles.

 

根(gēn)

根 is a measure word for long and slender-shaped objects.

e.g.

棍子 (yī ɡēn ɡùnzi) a stick

烟 (yī ɡēn yān) a cigarette

头发 (yī ɡēn tóufɑ) a hair

香蕉 (yī ɡēn xiānɡjiāo) a banana

 

卷(juǎn)

卷 is a measure word for rolls.

e.g.

卫生纸 (yī juǎn wèishēnɡ zhǐ) a roll of toilet paper

胶带 (yī juǎn jiāodài) a roll of tape

胶片 (yī juǎn jiāopiàn) a roll of film

 

棵(kē)

棵 is a measure word for trees, cabbage, plants etc.

e.g.

这里有两树。(Zhèlǐ yǒu liǎnɡ kē shù.) There are two trees.

他们刚买了两白菜。(Tāmen ɡānɡ mǎile liǎnɡ kē báicài.) They bought two cabbages just now.

田里好几幼苗都被拔走了。(Tiánlǐ hǎojǐ kē yòumiáo dōu bèi bá zǒu le.) There are several seedings taken away in the field.

 

批(pī)

批 is a measure word for batches of objects.

e.g.

商品 (yī pī shānɡpǐn) a batch of merchandise

货 (yī pī huò) a batch of goods

人 (yī pī rén) a batch of people

游客 (yī pī yóukè) a batch of tourists

志愿者 (yī pī zhìyuànzhě) a batch of volunteers

 

碗(wǎn)

碗 is a measure word for food or drink which is held by a bowl.

e.g.

米饭 (yī wǎn mǐfàn) a bowl of rice

酒 (yī wǎn jiǔ) a bowl of alcohol

汤 (yī wǎn tānɡ) a bowl of soup

水 (yī wǎn shuǐ) a bowl of water

 

脸(liǎn)

脸 is a measure word for things, expressions or wounds on the face.

e.g.

泥 (yī liǎn ní) a face of mud

伤 (yī liǎn shānɡ) a face of wounds

不高兴 (yī liǎn bù ɡāoxìnɡ) a unhappy face

 

手(shǒu)

手 is a measure word for things relating to skills with hands.

e.g.

他写了一好书法。(Tā xiěle yī shǒu hǎo shūfǎ.) He wrote a beautiful calligraphy.

那个人有一好厨艺。(Nà ɡè rén yǒu yī shǒu hǎo chúyì.) That person is good at cooking.

 

屋(wū) / 屋子(wūzi)

屋 is a measure word for people or things in a house to stressing “lots of” which can also say in a way of “屋子”.

e.g.

屋(子)人 (yī wūzi rén) a house of people

屋(子)东西 (yī wūzi dōnɡxi) a house of things

屋(子)垃圾 (yī wūzi lājī) a house of trash

 

桌(zhuō) / 桌子(zhuōzi)

桌 is a measure word for meals or food which happening on tables.

e.g.

桌(子)西餐 (yī zhuōzi xīcān) a table of western food

桌(子)好酒好菜 (yī zhuōzi hǎo jiǔ hǎo cài) a table of delicious food and drinks

桌(子)宴席 (yī zhuōzi yànxí) a banquet

 

Verbal Classifiers

(dāo)

刀 is a measure word for times where the action is related to knives combining with verbs like “砍”(kǎn) “捅” (tǒng) etc. usually.

e.g.

他刚才砍了我一。(Tā ɡānɡcái kǎnle wǒ yì dāo.) He cut me one time just now.

这个人被捅了几。(Zhèɡe rén bèi tǒnɡle jǐ dāo.) This person is stabbed several times.

 

针(zhēn)

针is a measure word for times where the action is related to the injection. It’s usually used with “打” together.

e.g.

我只要打一。(Wǒ zhǐ yào dǎ yī zhēn.) I only need to take one injection.

他上个星期打了两。(Tā shànɡ ɡè xīnɡqī dǎle liǎnɡ zhēn.) He got two injections last week.

1. A: 你要买什么?(Nǐ yāo mǎi shénme?)
B: ___ 。
A.
B.
C.
2. 你看见我买的那 ___ 饼干(biscuit)了吗?(Nǐ kànjiàn wǒ mǎi de nà ___ bǐnggān le ma?)
A.
B.
C.
3. A: 你好,我要一 ___ 牛肉面。(A: Nǐ hǎo, wǒ yào yì ___ niúròu miàn.)
B: 好的,请稍等。(B: Hǎo de, qǐng shāo děng.)
A.
B.
C.
4. 熊猫吃了一 ___ 竹子。(Xióngmāo chī le yì ___ zhúzi.)
A.
B.
C.
5. 他手里拿着一 ___ 报纸。(Tā shǒu li názhe yì ___ bàozhǐ.)
A.
B.
C.

 

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