數量詞 (sou3 loeng6 ci4 | shu4 liang4 ci2) : quantifier

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數量詞

sou3 loeng6 ci4

shu4 liang4 ci2

[grammar] quantifier; numeral classifier

(1) 數量詞 is one of two types of 名量詞, the other type being 物量詞.
(2) 數量詞 is used to measure the 'quantity' of some nouns (hence the name 'quantifier') as a collective group (e.g. 打 'dozen', 隊 'team'), according to a standard (e.g. 磅 'pound', 公升 'litre') or a container (e.g. 杯 'cup', 袋 'bag'). In other words, quantifiers can also be used as nouns.

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

數量詞 / 数量词

This word has been viewed 3008 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 24th Apr 2009 07:55 and last edited on 28th Jul 2011 05:46

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數 sou3 sou2 sok3 - number; figure; several; count
量 loeng4 loeng6 - measure; deliberate; amount; estimate
詞 ci4 - word; speech; lyrics

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