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Since Chinese word does not have the plural form, so a numerical indicator must be provided immediately in front of the subject noun to identify the quantity the speaker is referring to. However, the …

You shall add "了" after "吃" to indicate the action has been completed. Then all sentences make sense as shown below (with or without the classifier): 我吃"了"个苹果 我吃"了"苹果 我吃"了"一个苹果 However, the sentences …

Classifiers for Animals: "头" - is used when counting warm-blood, breast/milk-feeding animals with relatively large body sizes, such as cow/ox, goat, wolf, bear. Note the exception that the classifier …

I am not working, nor ever worked, in the culinary business, so I can only speak the vocabulary commonly used by the customers. 甲: 今天吃什麼好呢？ 乙: 點個"今日特別餐"吧. Waiter, what is included in Today's Special? …

No. "道" has the meaning of "path" which is usually straight unless additional description is given such as "彎道". So 道 is used to describe something is narrow and straight - "一道傷疤" or "心上又多了一道傷口". "张" …

Yes, they are correct. a) 这课容易吗？= 这课程容易吗？- Is the course easy? 课 acts as a "measure word" if you ask this way: 这一课容易吗？- Is this course easy? b) 请问去王府井是不是坐这路车? = 请问去王府井是不是坐这路線的车? In here, 路 is short …

In a diary, the topic and contents change every day, you won't quote the entire diary but a piece of it. This piece usually contains, and conveys a meaningful story/event that equates to 一篇文章 (a short …

The difference of 哪 and "哪个" is that "哪" means "which", while "哪个" is shortened from "哪一个" that means "which one". Below are two equivalent sentences but the grammatical arrangement: 你是 哪国 人? Or 你是 哪 …

The occasions to say 讓我接個電話 and 讓我接電話 are quite different. You say the former when you are in a room with others and your phone rings, 讓我接個電話 = "Allows me to take the/a phone call". Then, you say the …

They all have a measure word omitted for unknown reasons. Because they all pointed to a single specific event/item, which is equivalent to the English form of "this + a singular noun"). Singular Nou …

Two additional explanations of "片": 延伸至/遍佈于广阔的平面或广阔区域 (stretch; something spread over an extended plane or vast area) 长安一片月 - a stretch of moon(light) in Chang-An Similar phrases - 一片死寂 (dead sile …

Both are correct. 多少个人 = 几个人. The latter is the same as 多少人, which is more common in daily use. 多少个人 is more of formal use. Note that "个" shouldn't be used when you say/ask "多少位", which is identical t …

一本本子 is correct, and it is not weird in any way. However, it is preferred to say 一本筆記本子, 一本素描本子,..etc. I don't want to criticize your learning material without knowing its context, but the correctness …

In general, "個" should not be used when addressing/counting finite date and time, with the exception of "hour" and "week". Mutually acceptable uses of 個: One hour: 一小時 or 一個小時 One week: 一星期 or 一個星期 …

這一課有佷多練習(问)題 (say 10), 我不懂这一题(/個/道/條)问題 - This lesson has many practice questions, I don't understand this question (say question 4). 题/個/道/條 all are classifiers for 问題, with 個 and 道 are preferred.