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You can set the unit of measure, such as inches or points, that Word uses for rulers.
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On the Word menu, click Preferences.
Note: To open Word Preferences, you must have a document open.
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Under Authoring and Proofing Tools, click General .
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On the Measurement units pop-up menu, click the option that you want.
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Change page margins
Measure words (量詞) are also known as classifiers and are used in between the quantity of an object and a noun:
NUMBER + MEASURE WORD + NOUN
e.g. 一隻貓
jat1 zek3 maau1
one/a cat
In the example above, 隻 (zek3) is the measure word.
Measure words are based on the characteristics of the noun, and there’s a wide variety of them that are used in Chinese. Measure words are also used in English and other European languages, but to a lesser extent. Examples include ‘one bottle of water’ and ‘one pair of shoes’, wherein ‘bottle’ and ‘pair’ are the measure words.
There are over a hundred measure words used in Chinese. This table summarises some common ones that I have used for the measure word flashcards. Listen to the audio for the flashcards here.
Measure | Jyutping | Usage | Example |
對 | deoi3 | A pair e.g. a couple, shoes, gloves |
一對鞋 jat1 deoi3 haai4 one pair of shoes |
朵 | do2 | Flowers, clouds | 一朵花 jat1 do2 faa1 one flower |
塊 | faai3 | Slice e.g. cake, pizza |
一塊蛋糕 jat1 faai3 daan2 gou1 one slice of cake |
架 | gaa3 | Vehicles e.g. car, taxi, bus, aeroplane |
一架車 jat1 gaa3 ce1 one car |
間 | gaan1 | Building or establishment e.g. house, restaurant, hotel, room |
一間屋 jat1 gaan1 nguk1 one house |
件 | gin6 | Item of clothing or gift e.g. shirt, coat |
一件衫 jat1 gin6 saam1 one piece of clothing |
個 | go3 | General e.g. people, apple, ball, head (please note that 一位 (jat1 wai2) is a more respectable measure word for people) |
一個蘋果 jat1 go3 ping4 gwo2 one apple |
粒 | lap1 | Small object e.g. sweets, diamonds, star |
一粒糖 jat1 lap1 tong4 one sweet |
棵 | po1 | Trees | 一棵樹 jat1 po1 syu6 one tree |
條 | tiu4 | Long flexible objects e.g. fish, snake, skirt, trousers, towel, string |
一條魚 jat1 tiu4 jyu4 one fish 一條裙 jat1 tiu4 kwan4 one skirt 一條褲 jat1 tiu4 fu3 one pair of trousers |
隻 | zek3 | An item that is part of a pair or a group; also used for animals e.g. a glove, a shoe, an eye, a watch | 一隻貓 jat1 zek3 maau1 one cat |
樽 | zeon1 | Bottle e.g. water, oil, wine, fizzy drink |
一樽水 jat1 zeon1 seoi2 one bottle of water |
支 | zi1 | Objects that are long and thin e.g. pen, needle | 一支筆 jat1 zi1 bat1 one pen |
張 | zoeng1 | Objects with a smooth flat surface e.g. paper, table | 一張紙 jat1 zoeng1 zi2 one piece of paper |
This second table has more measure words that I used for measure word flashcards part 2. Listen to the audio for the flashcards here.
Measure | Jyutping | Usage | Example |
把 | baa2 | Objects that are long and have a handle e.g. knife, scissors | 一把鉸剪 jat1 baa2 gaau2 zin2 one pair of scissors |
包 | baau1 | Bag | 一包薯片 jat1 baau1 syu4 pin3 one packet of crisps |
部 | bou6 | Vehicles (N.B. 架 gaa3 can also be used for vehicles), musical instruments, electronic devices e.g. phone, computer | 一部電腦 jat1 bou6 din6 nou5 one computer |
本 | bun2 | Books, magazines | 一本書 jat1 bun2 syu1 one book |
堆 | deoi1 | Pile e.g. clothes, rubbish | 一堆衫 jat1 deoi1 saam1 one pile of clothes |
滴 | dik6 | Drop e.g. blood, rain, water | 一滴水 jat1 dik6 seoi2 one drop of water |
幅 | fuk1 | Drawings, maps, paintings | 一幅地圖 jat1 fuk1 dei6 tou4 one map |
封 | fung1 | Letters | 一封信 jat1 fung1 seon3 one letter |
嚿 | gau6 | Lump e.g. rock, brick | 一嚿石頭 jat1 gau6 sek6 tau4 one lump of rock |
罐 | gun3 | Can | 一罐汽水 jat1 gun3 hei3 seoi2 one can of fizzy drink |
盒 | hap6 | Box e.g. chocolate, nails | 一盒釘 jat1 hap6 deng1 one box of nails |
片 | pin3 | Slice e.g. cheese, meat | 一片芝士 jat1 pin3 zi1 si6 one slice of cheese |
艘 | sau2 | Large vessels e.g. ships | 一艘船 jat1 sau2 syun4 one ship |
碗 | wun2 | Bowl | 一碗飯 jat1 wun2 faan6 one bowl of rice |
座 | zo6 | Objects that are large or grand e.g. buildings (such as skyscrapers) mountains, statues | 一座山 jat1 zo6 saan1 one mountain |
In Word, you can select one of several units of measurement for the ruler. You may be working on a document for someone who measures their margins, tabs, etc. in a different set of units than you usually use. It’s easy to change.
Click the “File” tab.
Click “Options” in the menu list on the left.
The Word Options dialog box displays. Click “Advanced” in the menu list on the left side of the dialog box.
Scroll down to the Display section. Select an option from the “Show measurements in units of” drop-down list.
The units of measurement on the ruler changes to your selection.
If your ruler is not displaying, click the “View” tab and check the “Ruler” box in the Show group.
You can easily access the Word Options dialog box again and change the ruler to use different units as needed.
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Set the margin unit of measurement to inches, centimeters, millimeters, points, or picas.
Note: This change also affects the ruler and other measurements.
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Go to File > Options > Advanced.
Scroll down to Display.
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Select the unit you want in Show measurements in units of.
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Select OK.
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Go to Word > Preferences, and then under Authoring and Proofing Tools, select General.
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Select the unit you want in Show measurements in units of.
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Select OK.