In Chinese, the usage of measure words can vary depending on the specific noun and context. “小时” is treated as a noun phrase, meaning “hour.” Like many nouns in Chinese, it requires a measure word when counted. “秒” is a time unit that is usually treated as a pure measure of time rather than a countable noun. In this context, it does not need a measure word. Time units like 秒 (second), 分钟 (minute), and 秒钟 (second) can be used directly with numbers without measure words.
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Exercise 2, question 2. Why does 秒 not need a major word? If he would be looking for 5 hours, we would say 他看了我五个小时, right?
In Chinese, the usage of measure words can vary depending on the specific noun and context. “小时” is treated as a noun phrase, meaning “hour.” Like many nouns in Chinese, it requires a measure word when counted. “秒” is a time unit that is usually treated as a pure measure of time rather than a countable noun. In this context, it does not need a measure word. Time units like 秒 (second), 分钟 (minute), and 秒钟 (second) can be used directly with numbers without measure words.
Thanks for the answer! Not exactly intuitive but no language always is.
Nr 8 has no translation
thanks for your feedback, we just added the translation there.