物量詞 (mat6 loeng6 ci4 | wu4 liang4 ci2) : classifier; type classifier

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物量詞

mat6 loeng6 ci4

wu4 liang4 ci2

classifier; type/sortal classifier

(1) 物量詞 is one of two types of 名量詞, the other type being 數量詞.
(2) 物量詞 is strictly known as 類詞 but more broadly known as 量詞 because 物量詞 is the most common type of measure words. It is used to 'classify' the various sorts of objects (hence the name 'classifier') according to their shape, size, function, etc. Notable examples are 支, 條,件, 張, 粒, and many others.

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

物量詞 / 物量词

This word has been viewed 1461 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 24th Apr 2009 07:32 and last edited on 28th Jul 2011 05:19

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物 mat6 - thing; substance; stuff
量 loeng4 loeng6 - measure; deliberate; amount; estimate
詞 ci4 - word; speech; lyrics

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