Note

Used when counting nouns or when specifying a specific instance of a noun.

There are also classifiers for people, for bound items such as books and magazines, for cups/glasses, etc.

The classifier is a general one that can be used for any of these.

Usages of

zhè  rén shì 学生xuéshēngzhè gè rén shì xuéshēng.
This person is a student.
zhè  rén  shì 老师lǎoshīzhè gè rén bú shì lǎoshī.
This person is not a teacher.
zhè  老师lǎoshī zài jiāzhè gè lǎoshī zài jiā.
This teacher is at home.
  老师lǎoshī 今天jīntiān tài máng lenà gè lǎoshī jīntiān tài máng le.
That teacher is too busy today.
 zài zuò zhè  matā zài zuò zhè gè ma?
Is he doing this?
 以前yǐqián  dǒng zhè  意思yìsiwǒ yǐqián bù dǒng zhè gè yìsi.
I didn’t understand this meaning before.
zhè  问题wèntí duì  hěn 重要zhòngyàozhè gè wèntí duì tā hěn zhòngyào.
This question is very important to him.
 yòng zhè  手机shǒujī manǐ yòng zhè gè shǒujī ma?
Do you use this phone?
 觉得juéde zhè  事情shìqíng zuì 重要zhòngyàotā juéde zhè gè shìqíng zuì zhòngyào.
She thinks this matter is the most important.
 觉得juéde zhè  问题wèntí 重要zhòngyào manǐ juéde zhè gè wèntí zhòngyào ma?
Do you think this question is important?
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