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    Chinese language uses measure words to count nouns. Nouns are simply abstract in number, with context determining whether something is singular or plural. A measure word is used to specify the number itself, followed by the noun.

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    Chinese language uses measure words to count nouns. Nouns are simply abstract in number, with context determining whether something is singular or plural. A measure word is used to specify the number itself, followed by the noun.

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    Chinese language uses measure words to count nouns. Nouns are simply abstract in number, with context determining whether something is singular or plural. A measure word is used to specify the number itself, followed by the noun.

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    Chinese language uses measure words to count nouns. Nouns are simply abstract in number, with context determining whether something is singular or plural. A measure word is used to specify the number itself, followed by the noun.

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    The passage discusses Chinese measure words, which are used to specify quantities of nouns in Chinese unlike in English.

    Chinese measure words are used to count nouns and specify quantities when used with numbers.

    In Chinese, numbers are combined with measure words followed by the noun to specify quantities, as opposed to distinguishing singular vs plural forms.

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    measure words to count nouns.
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    Translation noun. Below is a comprehensive list Chinese, Interesting
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    what they are used to count.
    About Language Chinese Language
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    chair, knife,
    Software used at
    Harry Potter umbrella,
    Stanford, Yale, Cornell,
    把 bă toothbrush;
    About and the UN
    objects with www.Clavisinica.com/software
    Contact handles
    pack of "I Love You" in Chinese
    cigarettes; Free English to Chinese
    包 bāo
    packets of Dictionary. Translate
    objects English to Chinese easily
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    杯 bēi tea, coffee, cup
    本 bĕn book, magazine
    部 bù film Chinese Software
    for items that Popular Chinese software
    come in Chinese Star, Speed
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    bunches or
    串 chuàn http://www.chinese-software.com
    clusters, e.g.:
    grapes or
    bananas
    Bamboo and Reed Pens
    床 chuáng blankets We sell a range of
    顶 dĭng hats Bamboo and Reed Pens
    for calligraphy
    堵 dǔ walls www.scribblers.co.uk
    for items that
    are paired (but
    对 duì
    not necessarily
    so)

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    Chinese Measure Words http://www.languagerealm.com/chinese/measure_words_ch.php

    newspaper;
    份 fèn share; portion;
    copies
    letter (written
    封 fēng
    document)
    副 fù sunglasses
    general
    个 gè measure word;
    people
    bananas; other
    根 gēn long, slender
    objects
    can (of soda or
    罐 guàn
    food); jar; tin
    homes;
    户 hù
    households
    companies;
    家 jiā buildings;
    households
    架 jià bridge; airplane
    间 jiān room
    件 jiàn clothes; luggage
    events; used for
    events like the
    Olympics, World
    届 jiè
    Cup, and such
    that occur
    frequently
    pound (actually
    斤 jīn
    0.5 kilograms)
    句 jù phrase; remark
    reel; spool; toilet
    卷 juăn paper; camera
    film
    棵 kē tree
    课 kè text; lesson
    family members;
    口 kŏu
    household
    soap; piece of
    land; Olympic
    medals; other
    things that come
    块 kuài in hunks,
    chunks, or
    lumps; a
    measure of
    currency

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    Chinese Measure Words http://www.languagerealm.com/chinese/measure_words_ch.php

    car; bicycle;
    辆 liàng wheeled
    vehicles
    round (of talks,
    轮 lún
    sports)
    horses; bolt of
    匹 pĭ
    cloth
    瓶 píng bottles
    cases (used for
    criminal case);
    起 qĭ
    batch, group
    (e.g.: visitors)
    crowd; group (of
    people); flock (of
    群 qún birds, sheep);
    swarm (bees);
    herd (animals)
    首 shŏu poems
    chopsticks;
    items that
    双 shuāng
    necessarily
    come in pairs
    艘 sōu boats; ships
    computers;
    televisions;
    台 tái
    radios; other
    machines
    set (of furniture,
    套 tào
    stamps)
    streets; rivers;
    fish; snakes;
    条 tiáo
    other long,
    winding objects
    domestic
    animals; head of
    头 tóu cattle; mules;
    other larger
    animals
    person (polite
    位 wèi
    usage)
    map; bed; table;
    other flat,
    张 zhāng
    rectangular
    objects
    animal; one of a
    pair of body
    只 zhī parts (hands,
    feet, ears);
    earrings; rings

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    Chinese Measure Words http://www.languagerealm.com/chinese/measure_words_ch.php

    pencil, cigarette,
    枝 zhī pen; other long,
    thin objects
    pencil, cigarette,
    支 zhī pen; other long,
    thin objects
    mountains;
    坐 zuò bridges;
    buildings

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