Chinese classifiers

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• 把 nominal proper bǎ ba2 handful things part
• 本 nominal proper běn bun2 volume bound print
• 埲 nominal proper bung6 walls 墻 cantonese
• 部 nominal proper bù bou6 novels 小說/小说 movies
• 冊/册 nominal proper 册/冊 cè chaak3 volumes books
• 層 nominal proper 层 céng chang4 storey building
• 場 nominal proper 场 chǎng cheung4 public spectacles
• 處 nominal proper 处 chù chyu3 location site
• 齣 nominal proper 出 chū cheut1 acts play
• 次 nominal proper cì chi3 time opportunities 機會/机会
• 道 nominal proper dào dou6 linear projections light
• 頂 nominal proper 顶 dǐng deng2 objects protruding
• 棟 nominal proper 栋 dòng dung6 pillar buildings
• 堵 nominal proper dǔ dou6 walls encompassing fixtures
• 頓 nominal proper 顿 dùn deun6 meals 飯/饭
• 朵 nominal proper duǒ do2/deu2 flowers 花 clouds
• 發 nominal proper 发 fā fa1 military projectiles
• 份 nominal proper fèn fan6 portions copies newspapers
• 封 nominal proper fēng fung1 letters 信 mail
• 幅 nominal proper fú fuk1 works art paintings
• 桿 nominal proper 杆 gǎn gon3 objects pole
• Proper 個 nominal 个 ge gè go3 individual
• 根 nominal proper gēn gan1 thin slender pole
• 號 nominal proper 号 hào hou6 people workmen
• 家 nominal proper jiā ga1 gathering people families
• 架 nominal proper jià ga3 aircraft 飛機/飞机 pianos
• 間 nominal proper 间 jiān gaan1 rooms 屋子
• 件 nominal proper jiàn gin6 matters affairs 事情
• 屆 class nominal proper 届 jiè gaai3 recurring
• 卷 nominal proper juǎn gyun2 roll scrolls film
• 棵 nominal proper kē fo2 trees 樹/树 flora
• 顆 small objects nominal proper 颗 kē fo2
• 口 nominal proper kǒu hau2 people villages 人
• 類 nominal proper 类 lèi leui6 objects type
• 粒 nominal proper lì lap1 grain small objects
• 輛 nominal proper 辆 liàng leung2 wheeled vehicles
• 列 nominal proper liè lit6 array trains 火車/火车
• 輪 nominal proper 轮 lún leun4 round competition
• 枚 small things rings e.g nominal proper méi
• 門 nominal proper 门 mén mun4 objects pertaining
• 面 nominal proper miàn min6 surface flat smooth
• 名 nominal proper míng ming4 honorific persons perceived
• 盤 nominal proper 盘 pán pun4 flat objects
• 泡 nominal proper pào pāo paau1 classifiers liquids
• 匹 nominal proper pǐ pat1 horses 馬/马 mounts
• 坺 nominal proper pet6 cantonese puddle shapeless mass
• 篇 nominal proper piān pin1 written work papers
• 片 nominal proper piàn pin3 slice flat objects
• 樖 nominal proper po1 cantonese trees 樹/树 flora
• 起 nominal proper qǐ hei2 case instance 两起大脑炎
• 扇 nominal proper shàn sin3 doors 門/门 windows
• 首 nominal proper shǒu sau2 songs 歌 poems
• 水 nominal proper shuǐ seui2 washings/rinsings 这件衬衫洗了三水了
• 艘 nominal proper sōu sau2 ships 船
• 所 nominal proper suǒ so2 buildings purposes explicitly
• 臺/台 nominal proper 台 tái toi4 heavy objects
• 堂 classes nominal proper táng tong4 periods 課/课
• 趟 nominal proper tàng tong3 trips repetitive scheduled
• 題 nominal proper 题 tí tai4 test/exam questions
• 條 lives nominal proper 条 tiáo tiu4 long
• 頭 nominal proper 头 tóu tau4 head domesticated
• 尾 nominal proper wěi mei5 tail fish 魚/鱼
• 位 nominal proper wèi wai2 polite classifier people
• 項 nominal proper 项 xiàng hong6 items projects
• 宿 nominal proper xiǔ suk1 nights overnight stays
• 樣 nominal proper 样 yàng yeung6 general items
• 𠹻 nominal proper jam6 cantonese odor 味
• 則 nominal proper 则 zé jak1 sections text
• 盞 nominal proper 盏 zhǎn jaan2 light fixtures
• 張 nominal proper 张 zhāng jeung1 sheet flat
• 隻 nominal proper 只 zhī jek3 pair hands
• 支 nominal proper zhī ji1 fairly long stick-like
• 枝 nominal proper zhī ji1 alternative form 支
• 種 nominal proper 种 zhǒng jung2 types kinds
• 株 nominal proper zhū jyu1 trees 樹/树
• 柱 nominal proper zhù chyu5 incense 香
• 尊 nominal proper zūn jyun1 statues 像
• 座 nominal proper zuò jo6 large mansion 公寓
• 把 nominal massifier bǎ ba2 sets objects bundled
• 班 nominal massifier bān baan1 classifier scheduled transport
• 幫 nominal massifier 帮 bāng bong1 group lively
• 包 nominal massifier bāo baau1 objects cookies 餅乾/饼干
• 杯 nominal massifier bēi bui1 liquids water 水
• 輩 nominal massifier 辈 bèi bui3 generation lifetime
• 筆 nominal massifier 笔 bǐ bat1 large quantities
• 串 nominal massifier chuàn chyun3 set numbers string
• 床 nominal massifier chuáng chong4 bed blankets 毯子
• 沓 nominal massifier dá daap6 stack e.g paper
• 袋 nominal massifier dài doi6 bag sackfuls pouchfuls
• 啖 nominal massifier dàn daam6 cantonese mouthful amount
• 啲/尐 nominal massifier di1 cantonese bit general form
• 滴 nominal massifier dī dik6 droplet water 水
• 點 nominal massifier 点 diǎn dim2 ideas 意見/意见
• 段 nominal massifier duàn dyun6 adjoining length cables
• 堆 nominal massifier duī deui3 pile mass trash
• 對 objects nominal massifier 对 duì deui3 certein
• 服 nominal massifier fú fuk6 dose medicine 藥/药
• 副 nominal massifier fù fu3 objects pairs gloves
• 股 nominal massifier gǔ gu2 flows air 氣/气
• 嚿 nominal massifier gau6 cantonese piece chunk rock
• 管 nominal massifier guǎn gun2 tube toothpaste things
• 罐 tank nominal massifier guàn gun3 canned beverages
• 行 nominal massifier háng hong4 row objects form
• 盒 nominal massifier hé hap6 objects small box
• 戶/户 nominal massifier 户 hù wu6 households common
• 壺 nominal massifier 壶 hú wu4 liquids drink
• 伙 people nominal massifier huǒ fo2 bands gangs
• 劑 nominal massifier 剂 jì jai1 dose medicine
• 節 section nominal massifier 节 jié jit3 bamboo
• 句 nominal massifier jù geui3 sentences 句子 quotes
• 口 nominal massifier kǒu hau2 mouthful amount food
• 塊 nominal massifier 块 kuài faai3 chunk lump
• 捆 nominal massifier kǔn sets bundled objects pole
• 倆 nominal massifier 俩 liǎ informally 两个 liǎng
• 摞 e.g nominal massifier luò luǒ lo3 lo6
• 縷 nominal massifier 缕 lǚ leui5 strand/slither hair
• 排 nominal massifier pái paai4 row objects grouped
• 批 large amount e.g nominal massifier pī pai1
• 瓶 nominal massifier píng ping4 objects bottle vial
• 期 nominal massifier qī kei4 issues periodicals 期刊
• 群 nominal massifier qún kwan4 group people students
• 仨 nominal massifier sā informally 三个
• 束 nominal massifier shù chuk1 bundle flowers 花
• 雙 nominal massifier 双 shuāng seung1 pair objects
• 套 nominal massifier tào tou3 set serial collective
• 聽(听 nominal massifier 听 tīng ting1 canned beverages
• 團 nominal massifier 团 tuán tyun4 ball rotund
• 坨 nominal massifier tuó to4 lump mud 泥
• 碗 nominal massifier wǎn wun2 food bowl e.g
• 些 nominal massifier xiē se1 general form 一些
• 行 nominal massifier xíng hang4 groups people traveling
• 帀 nominal massifier 匝 zā zaap3 number revolutions
• 扎 nominal massifier zhā ja1 cantonese usage lieu
• 陣 nominal massifier 阵 zhèn jan6 gust burst
• 注 nominal massifier zhù pour water tea liquid
• 組 objects nominal massifier 组 zǔ jou2 sets
• 秒 unit time/duration miǎo miu5
• 分 unit time/duration fēn fan1 minute
• 刻 unit time/duration kè hak1 haak1 quarter,"15 minutes
• 天 unit time/duration tiān tin1 day
• 日 unit time/duration rì yat6 day
• 年 unit time/duration nián nin4 year
• 載 unit time/duration 载 zǎi joi2 joi3 year
• 克 unit weight/mass kè hak1 haak1 gram
• 兩 unit weight/mass 两 liǎng leung2 grams(1/10 jīn
• 加崙/加侖 unit weight/mass 加仑 jiālùn gaa1 leun2 gallon
• 斤 unit weight/mass jīn gan1 catty pound kilograms
• 公斤 unit weight/mass gōngjīn gung1 gan1 metric jīn
• 千克 unit weight/mass qiānkè chin1 hak1/haak1 kilogram
• 噸 unit weight/mass 吨 dūn deun1 ton
• 公分 unit length/distance gōngfēn gung1 fan1 metric fēn,centimetre
• 厘米 unit length/distance límǐ lei4 mai5 centimetre common
• 寸 unit length/distance cùn chyun3 chinese inch decimetre
• 吋 unit length/distance cùn chyun3 british inch
• 尺 unit length/distance chǐ che2/chek3 chinese foot metre
• 呎 unit length/distance chǐ chek3 british foot
• 英尺 unit length/distance yīngchǐ ying1 chek3 british foot
• 公尺 unit length/distance gōngchǐ gung1 chek3 metric chǐ
• 米 unit length/distance mǐ mai5 metre
• 里 unit length/distance lǐ lei5 metres
• 哩 british unit length/distance lǐ le1/lei5/li1 mile/statute mile
• 英里 unit length/distance yīnglǐ ying1 lei5 british mile/statute
• 海裡 unit length/distance 海里 hǎilǐ hai5 lei5 nautical
• 公里 unit length/distance gōnglǐ gung1 lei5 kilometre metres
• Unit 天文單位 length/distance 天文单位 tiānwéndānwèi tin1 man4 daan1
• 光年 unit length/distance guāngnián gwong1 nin4 light year
• 秒差距 unit length/distance miǎochājù miu5 cha1 geui6 parsec
• Unit 圓/元 money 圆/元 yuán yun4 main currency
• 塊 unit money 块 kuài faai3 block yuán
• 蚊 unit money wén man1 dollar yuán cantonese
• 角 unit money jiǎo gok3 dime tenpence
• 毛 unit money máo mou4 dime tenpence slang
• 毫 unit money háo hou4 dime tenpence cantonese
• 分 unit money fēn fan1/fan6 cent penny
• 遍 verbal biàn bin3 pin3 number times action
• 場 verbal 场 chǎng cheung4 length event taking
• 次 times verbal cì chi3 unlike 遍 refers
• 頓 verbal 顿 dùn deun6 actions repetition 打一顿，骂一顿，（一顿打，一顿骂
• 回 verbal huí wui4 occurrences colloquially 潇洒一回，来一回，走一回（过场
• 聲 verbal 声 shēng seng1/sing1 cries shouts 砰的一声，哗一声，滴滴两声，（一声响，一声呼唤
• 趟 verbal tàng tong3 trips visitations 走一趟，去一趟，（一趟下来
• 下 verbal xià ha5/ha6 sudden actions common cantonese

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