量词 (量詞) liàngcí
liàngcí
noun
measure word
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
, Subdomain: Grammar
Notes: Sometimes also called a classifier. Chinese has a rich collection of measure words, one for each object and action. Measure words must be used and cannot be arbitrarily used. Measure words are mandatory in Modern Chinese but were only seldom used in Classical Chinese (Norman 1988, p. 115).
Contained in
- 数量词组(數量词组) a numeral-measure word phrase
- 名量词(名量詞) nominal measure word
- 数量词(數量詞) numeral-classifier compound
- 动量词(動量詞) verbal measure word