English
| Chinese | Pinyin | Main uses |
| 度 | dù (du) | degree (angle, temperature) |
| Verbal Classifiers | ||
| Chinese | Pinyin | Main uses |
| 遍 | biàn (bian) | the number of times an action has been completed |
| 场 (場) | chǎng (chang) | a length of an event taking place within another event |
| 次 | cì (ci) | times (unlike 遍, 次 refers to the number of times regardless of whether or not it was completed) |
| 顿 (頓) | dùn (dun) | actions without repetition |
| 回 | huí (hui) | occurrences (used colloquially) |
| 声 (聲) | shēng (sheng) | cries, shouts, utterances |
| 趟 | tàng (tang) | trips, visitations |
| 下 | xià (xia) | brief and often sudden actions (hit 打两下, press 摁一下) much more common in Cantonese than in North dialects |
Informal Classifiers
In modern colloquial speech of certain Chinese dialects, 俩 (liǎ) is sometimes used in lieu of 两个 (liǎng ge), thereby assuming the identity of a measure word meaning “two of (such and such)”. The same holds true for 仨 (sā), three (items of a general nature).
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