HSK 6
名量词：餐、串、滴、副、股、集、枝
míng liàng cí ： cān 、 chuàn 、 dī 、 fù 、 gǔ 、 jí 、 zhī
Noun measure words: 餐、串、滴、副、股、集、枝
Explanation
This is a group of measure words (words indicating counting units, like "cái, con, quyển" in Vietnamese) specific to HSK6; each one goes with a particular type of noun, so they cannot be used interchangeably.
一 (yī, one) / numbers + measure word + noun. Specifically: 餐 (cān) counts meals → 一餐饭; 串 (chuàn) counts things strung into a cluster → 一串葡萄 (a bunch of grapes); 滴 (dī) counts drops of liquid → 一滴水; 副 (fù) counts things that come in a pair/set → 一副球拍 (a pair of rackets), 一副眼镜 (a pair of glasses); 股 (gǔ) counts a stream of air, force, or smell → 一股力量; 集 (jí) counts an episode of a film/program → 一集电视剧; 枝 (zhī) counts long, slender things with a stem → 一枝花, 一枝笔.
use when counting or describing the quantity of the exact corresponding type of noun; this is the natural way to say it, in both spoken and written usage.
副 (fù, pair/set) differs from 双 (shuāng) in that 副 is used for things that inherently form a single set (glasses, rackets, cards), while 双 is used for a pair of shoes or a pair of chopsticks; 枝 (zhī) and 支 (zhī) are pronounced the same and both count long, slender things, but 枝 leans toward tree branches and flowers.
Vietnamese learners often use the all-purpose measure word 个 (gè, generic classifier) for everything, incorrectly saying 一个葡萄, 一个花; you must correctly use 一串葡萄, 一枝花. Also do not confuse 集 (an episode) with 部 (bù, which counts a whole film).
Examples
a meal, a bunch of grapes, a drop of water, a pair of rackets, a stream of strength, an episode of a TV series, a stalk of flower
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