中文的量詞有些以不規則的方式來度量名詞，如四'足'，或兩'角'來指涉一條牛，或十'指'來指涉一個僕人。有時候，某些量詞後指涉具體的東西之外又指涉抽象的觀念，如技能，言詞，情緒，思懷等；某些量詞也指涉景物，風雨等自然現象，甚至夢等。這樣用法的量詞，本人把它們稱之為準量詞。本文將準量詞分類為五種，亦即：一、具體性的（concrete）二、技能性或知識性的（skill or knowledge）三、比喻性或情緒性的（figurative or emotional）四、言語性的（speech）五、現象性的（phenomenon）。並舉例說明了準量詞在各種不同上下文中的用法。

　　　　　 Some Chinese classifiers are used to irregularly categorize or measure a noun. For examples, four '足 zu' (feet), two '角 jiao' (horns) are used to categorize one cattle, and ten '指 zhi' (fingers) can be used to categorize one servant. Sometimes classifiers categorize not only concrete objects but also abstract conceptions such as skills, speeches, feelings, emotions; some classifiers also categorize scenery and natural phenomena such as winds, storms and dreams. Such kinds of classifiers are called quasi-classifiers. Quasi-classifiers can be divided into five kinds: 1.concrete quasi-classifers 2.skill or knowledge quasi-classifiers 3.figurative or emotional quasi-classifiers 4.speech quasi-classifiers 5.phenomenon quasi-classifiers. The author tries to illustrate the various kinds of uses of Chinese quasi-classifiers in diverse contexts.