Roadmap Grammar

HSK Grammar Words: Verbal measure word

The HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists 11 words as verbal measure word. Each is listed under the HSK level whose grammar introduces it, which is sometimes lower than the level of the word itself.

All grammar words · tone adverb (53) · measure word (44) · time adverb (43) · clause connector (33) · degree adverb (31) · demonstrative (26) · direction noun (24) · scope adverb (20) · frequency adverb (18) · personal pronoun (17) · preposition: target (15) · manner adverb (14) · question word (14) · separable verb (13) · attitude adverb (11) · conjunction (11) · modal verb (11) · preposition: basis (11) · sentence-final particle (11) · verbal measure word (11) · linking adverb (7) · negation (7) · preposition: time, place (7) · preposition: agent, object (6) · preposition: direction (5) · structural particle (5) · particle (4) · preposition: purpose, cause (4) · time measure word (4) · aspect particle (3) · numeral (3) · interjection (2) · preposition: exclusion (2) · preposition: time (1)

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HSK 1

WordPinyinRoleMeaning
下xiàdirection noun; verbal measure wordbelow; next (time); to go down
口kǒumeasure word; verbal measure wordmouth; classifier for people, animals, and objects with openings

HSK 2

WordPinyinRoleMeaning
回huíverbal measure wordto return, to go back, to turn around; to answer; to revolve
场chǎngverbal measure wordlarge place for specific use; stage; scene
次cìverbal measure wordclassifier for events; next in sequence; second
遍biànverbal measure wordeverywhere, all over; classifier for actions (one time)

HSK 3

WordPinyinRoleMeaning
眼yǎnverbal measure wordeye; small hole; crux of a matter
顿dùnverbal measure wordto stop, to pause; to arrange, to lay out; to kowtow, to stamp

HSK 6

WordPinyinRoleMeaning
声shēngverbal measure wordsound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
番fānverbal measure wordclassifier for occurrences/iterations/situations; foreign/barbarian
趟tàngverbal measure wordclassifier for trips or rounds; trip; time

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