<p>I would use 個, 枚, or even 條 for 電阻 and 電容 and leave out the somewhat redundant character 器. I think 台 and 個 are both OK for 計算器.</p>

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2021-06-30T15:41:01.363Z
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modnar
<p>Not correct.</p>
<p>For example, for ROM (只读存储器）and CPU（中央处理器）台 is inappropriate. It depends on size and shape.</p>

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2021-07-03T13:33:09.493Z
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Spin Lee
<p>台 is for big, usually heavy things, cars, tv, surgery.</p>
<p>For things you can hold in your palm, you can use 个.</p>
<p>For things that you don't know which classifier should be used, use 个.</p>
<p>So if your 电阻器 is very big, like the height is 2 meters, you can use 座， 台 is also OK，if it is 2 centimeters, use 个。</p>
<p>More</p>
<p>Let's say cell phones, the most used word is 个，but you can also use 部 or 台。 Using 部 or 台 makes the phone sounds expensive，important or high quality。</p>

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2021-06-30T16:08:49.130Z
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sfy
<p>&quot;www.mdbg.net&quot; mentions classifiers for almost all Chinese nouns. But there have been some cases where it doesn't suggest any classifiers.
Examples are:
电阻器:resistor
电容器:capacitor
计算器:calculator</p>
<p>I thought to myself, maybe because all these words end in 器. So the classifier for 器 which is 台, would be the appropriate classifier for all the three mentioned words.
Is it correct to deduce the classifier of a compound noun from the last character of that word?</p>

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Finding appropriate classifier
# Finding appropriate classifier

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-30)

"www.mdbg.net" mentions classifiers for almost all Chinese nouns. But there have been some cases where it doesn't suggest any classifiers.
Examples are:
电阻器:resistor
电容器:capacitor
计算器:calculator

I thought to myself, maybe because all these words end in 器. So the classifier for 器 which is 台, would be the appropriate classifier for all the three mentioned words.
Is it correct to deduce the classifier of a compound noun from the last character of that word?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-06-30. Score: 1

I would use 個, 枚, or even 條 for 電阻 and 電容 and leave out the somewhat redundant character 器. I think 台 and 個 are both OK for 計算器.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-07-03. Score: 1

Not correct.

For example, for ROM (只读存储器）and CPU（中央处理器）台 is inappropriate. It depends on size and shape.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-06-30. Score: 0

台 is for big, usually heavy things, cars, tv, surgery.

For things you can hold in your palm, you can use 个.

For things that you don't know which classifier should be used, use 个.

So if your 电阻器 is very big, like the height is 2 meters, you can use 座， 台 is also OK，if it is 2 centimeters, use 个。

More

Let's say cell phones, the most used word is 个，but you can also use 部 or 台。 Using 部 or 台 makes the phone sounds expensive，important or high quality。


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