位 wèi (wei) xiàng (xiang) xiē (xie) 项 (項) 些 polite, teacher 老师, customer 顾客, respectful classifier for colleague 同事 people projects some (only with 一, 这, 那, 哪) 样 (樣) 页 (頁) 则 扎 yàng general (yang) items of differing attributes yè (ye) page more than five hundred pages 五百多页 zé (ze) journal, day log, diary zhā In (zha) Cantonese usage, this is used in lieu of shù (束), e.g. a bundle of flowers \— drinks such as beer, soda, juice, etc. (A recent loan-word from English, it may be considered informal or slang.) 盏 (盞) 站 张 (張) zhǎn light fixtures (zhan) (usually lamps), pot of tea etc. zhàn stop (for 六站 (zhan) buses and trains zhāng \— paper 纸, table 桌子, bed 床, card (zhanflat or paper g) objects 卡, sofa 沙发, CD/DVD, napkin, snapshot, photograph 照片, ticket 票, painting, constellation, face, mouth, bow 弓 阵 (陣) 支 zhèn \ (zhen) \— events with short durations (lightning storms, gusts of wind, instance of rain); uproar, peal of applause zhī fairly long, pen, pencil 铅笔, chopstick 筷子, (zhi) stick-like objects drinking straw 吸管, bamboo 竹子, rose, rifle, arrow, spear, artillery shell, missile, more humble songs (ditty) 枝 zhī (zhi) alternative form of 支 (\be used for rifles and roses 只 (隻) zhī (zhi) one of a pair; hand 手, finger 手指, eye, foot 脚, animals head 头, sock, glove, shoe 鞋, earring, eyeglasses; bird, chicken 鸡, cat 猫, tiger, dog 狗, monkey, elephant, sheep, mouse, butterfly, frog, bug 一只虫, fly 苍蝇 种 (種) 株 zhǒng \(zhon\g) zhū (zhu) things, books, people 幢 zhuáng (zhuang) smaller trees/plants (tree, rice plant, wheat plant) multi-story building (楼房) 组 (組) 座 zǔ (zu) sets, rows, series, batteries (military) zuò (zuo) mountain, hill 山, structure, large building 大楼, city, bridge, villa, high-rise, tower, temple, apartment block 公寓