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#measure #demonstrative
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A measure word is required between a numeral and a noun. It's also required when a demonstrative is used before a noun:
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demonstrative + measure + noun
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1. 这本书
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zhè běn shū
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this book
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2. 那张票
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nà zhāng piào
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that ticket
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3. 哪条裙子
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nǎ tiáo qúnzi
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which skirt
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In the case where a noun is modified by both a demonstrative and a numeral, the former comes before the latter, followed by the measure:
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demonstrative + numeral + measure + noun
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1. 这五个朋友
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zhè wǔge péngyou
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these five friends
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2. 那十二件衬衫
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nà shí'èrjiàn chènshān
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those twelve shirts
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3. 哪四张地图
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nǎ sìzhāng dìtú
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which four maps
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The combination of the demonstrative and/or numeral combined with the measure word forms one structural unit, modifying the following *head noun*. In speech, people often leave a small pause before the modifying unit and the head noun. The head noun can even be omitted if it is easily inferred, for example when answering some quantifying questions.
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