HSK 7
名量词
Nominal measure words (Míng liàngcí)
Explanation
Nominal measure words (名量词) are words used to indicate the counting unit of a noun, usually placed after a numeral and before the noun. For example: 栋 is used to count tall buildings (四栋楼 - four buildings), 粒 is used to count small round objects (三粒药 - three pills). Some measure words like 畈, 盏 are only used for certain specific objects. There are also compound measure words like 人次 (person-times), used to count the number of times people participate.
Examples
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The grammar point “名量词” (Nominal measure words (Míng liàngcí)) is one of the key structures at HSK 7. To use it fluently, you need to understand the contexts where it's used and practice regularly.
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