<p>What does it mean when you use "作" as a measure word for people ? for example, in 沈从文‘s 《丈夫》 I read the line 都使这作丈夫的想起了村长同乡绅那些大人物的威风 </p>

<p>Is 作 different from 位？ </p>

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2014-10-03T21:16:35.860Z
作 is totally different from 位. In your case, 作 just happens to be replaceable by 位 ONLY after removing 的 in 丈夫的, making it: `都使这位丈夫想起了村长同乡绅那些大人物的威风`.
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what does it mean when you use "作“ as a measure word for people?
# what does it mean when you use "作“ as a measure word for people?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-10-01)

What does it mean when you use "作" as a measure word for people ? for example, in 沈从文‘s 《丈夫》 I read the line 都使这作丈夫的想起了村长同乡绅那些大人物的威风

Is 作 different from 位？

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> **username_1**: 作 is totally different from 位. In your case, 作 just happens to be replaceable by 位 ONLY after removing 的 in 丈夫的, making it: `都使这位丈夫想起了村长同乡绅那些大人物的威风`.  

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