Chinese GCSE
Measure Word (量词)
What Measure Word (量词) means in Chinese GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Measure Word (量词)
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A classifier used with numbers to count nouns. For professions, the formal measure word is 名 (míng).
A classifier used between a number and a noun (e.g., 一场音乐会 - one [measure word] concert).
A classifier word used between a number/demonstrative and a noun (e.g., 个, 本, 张).
A classifier required in Chinese between a number and a noun (e.g., 个, 辆, 棵).
A word inserted between a number/demonstrative and a noun (e.g., 个 in 一个人).
Topics that use Measure Word (量词)
- Environmental issues (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Identity and culture (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Music events (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Volunteering (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Work (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Radical (部首)
- Register
- Aspect Marker (动态助词)
- Pinyin (拼音)
- Time Word (时间词)
- Complex Structure
- Complex Structures (复杂句型)
- Connectives (连词)
Using Measure Word (量词) in the exam
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