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動量詞

简动量词 · 繁動量詞

Mandarin · pinyin dòng liàng cí

verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar)
measure word applying mainly to verbs

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
量: liàng · measure, quantity, capacity
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动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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4–4–2 · dong4 liang4 ci2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dung6 loeng6 ci4

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noun

(grammar) verbal classifier (a classifier used specifically for counting the number of times an event occurs, such as 次 (cì), 回 (huí), 遍 (biàn))

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