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<p><strong>Can 叫 be a 量词？</strong></p>
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<p>The answer is &quot;no&quot;. <a href="http://xh.5156edu.com/page/z7949m2560j18586.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here</a> is a list of Chinese &quot;measured words/classifiers.</p>
<p><strong>那叫</strong> - that calls/takes as = that essentially is.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>我<strong>那叫</strong>一个紧张哦！- <strong>That essentially is</strong> me had a nervous/intense moment.</p>
</li>
<li><p>是啊，她<strong>那叫</strong>升华。- Yes, <strong>that essentially is</strong> her in sublimation.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>Note that the second example does not follow the pattern above, it is in the format of <strong>&quot;那 + noun (consisted with 叫) + descriptive phrase&quot;</strong>.</p>
<ol start="2">
<li>那<strong>叫声</strong>一直缠绕着我. - That <strong>crying sound</strong> continuously bothers me.</li>
</ol>

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I agree and, to answer Pedrosky's question, would also like to stress that 那叫 is not "being used in the same way in each example". Specifically, #2 is the odd one out: jiaosheng is a bisyllabic noun there, whereas 那叫 in the other sentences is a demonstrative pronoun followed by a verb.
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<p>Today I am having trouble getting to grips with 那叫。</p>
<p>Can 叫 be a 量词？</p>
<p>According to zdic.net 叫 can also be used as by:</p>
<p>叫：让;被 [by]。如:你叫雨淋了吗?;叫你猜对了</p>
<p>In each of these 3 examples, is 那叫 a phrase?</p>
<p>Is 那叫 being used in the same way in each example?</p>
<pre><code>1. 我那叫一个紧张哦！I was so nervous!
2. 那叫声一直缠绕着我。That sound haunted me.
3. 是啊，她那叫升华。Yes, she ???
</code></pre>

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Using 那叫 can 叫 be a 量词？
# Using 那叫 can 叫 be a 量词？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-03-24)

Today I am having trouble getting to grips with 那叫。
Can 叫 be a 量词？
According to zdic.net 叫 can also be used as by:
叫：让;被 [by]。如:你叫雨淋了吗?;叫你猜对了
In each of these 3 examples, is 那叫 a phrase?
Is 那叫 being used in the same way in each example?
1. 我那叫一个紧张哦！I was so nervous!
2. 那叫声一直缠绕着我。That sound haunted me.
3. 是啊，她那叫升华。Yes, she ???

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-03-24. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

> **Can 叫 be a 量词？**

The answer is "no". [Here](http://xh.5156edu.com/page/z7949m2560j18586.html) is a list of Chinese "measured words/classifiers.

**那叫** - that calls/takes as = that essentially is.

1. 我**那叫**一个紧张哦！- **That essentially is** me had a nervous/intense moment.
2. 是啊，她**那叫**升华。- Yes, **that essentially is** her in sublimation.

Note that the second example does not follow the pattern above, it is in the format of **"那 + noun (consisted with 叫) + descriptive phrase"**.

2. 那**叫声**一直缠绕着我. - That **crying sound** continuously bothers me.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: I agree and, to answer Pedrosky's question, would also like to stress that 那叫 is not "being used in the same way in each example". Specifically, #2 is the odd one out: jiaosheng is a bisyllabic noun there, whereas 那叫 in the other sentences is a demonstrative pronoun followed by a verb.  

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