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english, vietnamese, pinyin, trad & sim Chinese
English | Vietnamese/ literal meaning | Pinyin | Sim | Trad | E.g. |
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"group" (incl. people), "herd", "crowd", "throng", "swarm", etc | quần | qún | 群 | 羣 | "group" (incl. people), "herd", "crowd", "throng", "swarm", etc |
one of a pair; only animals | zhī | 只 | 隻 | hand 手, finger 手指, eye, foot 脚, head 头, sock, glove, shoe 鞋, earring, eyeglasses; bird, chicken 鸡, cat 猫, tiger, dog 狗, monkey, elephant, sheep, mouse, butterfly, frog, bug 一只虫, fly 苍蝇 | |
fairly long, stick-like objects | zhī | 支 | pen, pencil 铅笔, chopstick 筷子, drinking straw 吸管, bamboo 竹子, rose, rifle, arrow, spear, artillery shell, missile, more humble songs (ditty) | ||
"volume" — bound print matter | bổn, bản | běn | 本 | book 书, magazine 杂志, novel 小说, scripture 经文, dictionary 字典, notepad 笔记本, textbook 课本 | |
"cup", "glass" — drinks/beverages | bēi | 杯 | tea 茶, wine, alcohol 酒, water 水, milk 牛奶, fruit juice 果汁, soda 汽水, Coca -cola 可口可乐 | ||
"sheet" — flat or paper objects | trương, giương, căng | zhāng | 张 | 張 | paper 纸, table 桌子, bed 床, card 卡, sofa 沙发, CD/DVD, napkin, snapshot, photograph 照片, ticket 票, painting, constellation, face, mouth, bow 弓 |
"bowl of" | wǎn | 碗 | rice 饭, noodles 面, soup 汤 | ||
long, narrow, flexible objects | tiáo | 条 | 條 | fish 鱼, snake 蛇, dragon 龙, worm, dog 狗, scarf, road 路, ribbon, river 河, root, stem 线, rope, comforter, towel, floss, trousers/pants 裤子, necktie 领带, skirt 裙子, sofa/bench, heroic person 一条好汉, a (smaller) boat 一条船 | |
heavy objects (have to use 2 hands to move), especially machines; performances | đài | tái | 台 | TV 电视, computer 电脑, piano, appliance, airplane 飞机, train 火车, car 车, elevator 电梯; theater performance, play | |
irregularly shaped "chunk", "lump", "piece" | kuài | 块 | 塊 | not many money (yi bai kuai qian), land, stone, tofu, soap, piece/slice of cake 蛋糕, bread (not slices) 面包, watermelon 西瓜, meat 肉, cheese, pizza 比萨, gum 口香糖, tablecloth, wristwatch 表, block of incense | |
matters (affairs), clothing (tops), furniture | kiện | jiàn | 件 | clothing (top) 衣服, undershirt 内衣, shirt 衬衫, coat 大衣, bed sheet 床单, luggage 行李, present 礼物, issue/matter/thing 事 | |
wheeled vehicles (not trains), vehicles with engine | lượng | liàng | 辆 | automobile, bicycle 自行车/脚踏车, car 汽车, plane, bike | |
individual things/ people/ sth is whole piece (usage of this classifier in conjunction with any noun is generally accepted if the person does not know the proper classifier) | ge/gè | 个 | 個 | person 人, elder brother 哥哥, student 学生, relative 亲戚, way of thinking 想法, suggestion 建议, question 问题, nation 国家 | |
ask quantity (how many/ much______) | jǐ_____ | 几 | 幾 | ji ge? ji bei? | |
about_______ | _______zuǒ yòu | 左右 | 5 ge ren zuo you. 5 kuai qian zuo you. |