🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

量词

Pronunciation / Transliteration: liàngcí

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Quantifier/ˈkwɒntɪfaɪə(r)/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #28500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"“一些”是一个常用量词。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A word or phrase (such as 'some', 'all', or 'many') used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity.

    "In the phrase 'many books', the word 'many' is a quantifier."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late 19th century: from medieval Latin quantificare 'to quantify' (from quantus 'how much') + -er.

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