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Nominal Classifiers
餐 is a measure word for a regular meal.
e.g.
一餐饭 (yī cān fàn) A meal
一日三餐 (yī rì sān cān) three meals a day
你太忙了，和你一起吃一餐饭不容易。(Nǐ tài mángle, hé nǐ yīqǐ chī yī cān fàn bù róngyì.) You are too busy to have a meal with you.
串 is a measure word for things in brunch.
e.g.
一串钥匙 (yī chuàn yàoshi) A brunch of keys
三串葡萄（sān chuàn pútao）Three brunches of grapes
五串烤肉 (wǔ chuàn kǎoròu) Five brunches of roasted meant
滴 is a measure word for water or any other liquid, meaning “drop”.
e.g.
一滴水 (yī dī shuǐ) A drop of water
一滴眼泪 (yī dī yǎnlèi) A drop of tear
一滴血 (yī dī xiě) A drop of blood
一滴汗 (yī dīhàn) A drop of sweat
副 is a measure word for things in pairs or used as the measure word for facial expressions.
e.g.
一副手套 (yīfù shǒutào) A pair of gloves
一副眼镜 (yīfù yǎnjìng) A pair of glasses
一副笑脸 (yī fù xiàoliǎn) A smiling face
股 is a measure word for things in strip and is used as the measure word for gas, odor, and strength.
e.g.
两股毛线 (liǎnɡ gǔ máoxiàn) Two plies of wollen
一股泉水 (yīgǔ quánshuǐ) A stream of spring water
一股热情 (yīgǔ rèqíng) A spell of enthusiasm
一股新鲜空气 (yīgǔ xīnxiān kōngqì) A whiff of fresh air
一股劲 (yīgǔ jìn) A burst of energy
集 is a measure word for series book and TV series.
e.g.
一集电视剧 (yījí diànshìjù) A episode of TV series
我能看看这本书的全集吗？ (Wǒ néng kànkan zhè běn shū de quán jí ma?) Can I have a look at the whole series of the book?
枝 is a measure word for the blooms with branch and for the things of rod shape.
e.g.
一枝梅花 (yīzhīméihuā) A branch of plum blossom
一枝笔 (yīzhībǐ) A pen
一枝步枪 (yīzhībùqiāng) A rifle
Verbal Classifiers
番 is a measure word for times, meaning “a turn, a time or a course”.
e.g.
一番好意 (yīfān hǎoyì) Such a show of hospitality
三番五次 (sān fān wǔ cì) Many times
别有一番天地 (bié yǒu yì fān tiāndì) An entirely different scene
声is a measure word for the times of sound making.
e.g.
一声炮响 (yī shēng pào xiǎng) A bang of a canon
喊了他两声 (wǒ hǎn le tā liǎnɡ shēng.) I called him twice
院子里传来几声猫叫。(Yuànzi lǐ chuán lái jǐ shēng māo jiào.) There were some cat meows in the yard.
趟is a measure word for times of moving. It usually includes the actions of “going out” and “coming back”.
e.g.
走一趟 (zǒu yītàng) Go over once
去过好几趟 (qù guò hǎo jǐ tàng) Have made several trips
坐下一趟车 (zuò xià yītàng chē) Take the next bus
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