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Lesson 9, Pattern 1: Measure Words
last revised February 2, 2003

For the most part, you can assume that new nouns may be used with unless another measure is introduced in the same lesson.  There are exceptions, however.  Please see the list below.
 

Measure Words Lesson Nouns and Classes of Nouns
(academic course) not in 
IC 1
(each) 2 人 本子 (or use 本) 漢字 蘋果 系 飯店 (buildings -- OK) 舞會 錶
Words with their own measure words, but also acceptable with
床 桌子 椅子 房間 (all types of rooms) 門 窗戶 禮物
(sheet) 2 照片 唱片 票 郵票 紙 報紙 地圖 床 桌子 畫兒
(bottle)
(cup/glass)
5 飲料 (yin3liao4 beverage such as 咖啡 啤酒 茶)
(a little) 5 (anything)
(person) 6 (polite measure for people) 老師 先生 小姐 太太
(section, class session) 8
(written work) 8 日記 小說 文章
(envelope worth) 8
(dollar, piece) 9 錢 奶酪
(1/10 of a dollar) 9
(1/100 of a dollar) 9
(unit) 9x
(article, as of clothing) 9, 23 上衣 大衣 襯衫 事兒 禮物 行李
(pair) 9 鞋 冰鞋 筷子 襪子
(head worth) 9x 帽子
(stick) 9x 筆 香煙
(bound volume) 9x , 13 書 詞典 雜誌 畫報 本子
(strip) 9 褲子 新聞 裙子 路 河 魚
(occurrence) 10 (any event)
(vehicle) 11x
(bowl) 12
(some) 12 (any discrete objects)
(plate or coil) 12, 13 菜 錄音帶
(kind or type) 16 (any class of things)
(slice, flake, tablet) 16 麵包 火腿 藥
(set) 18 書 衣服 (clothing) 房間
(handle or handful) 18 椅子 雨傘 (yu3san3umbrella) 
(bouquet)
(blossom)
19 花兒
(company) 21 公司 飯館 商店
(mountain) 22
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