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|bǎ | |bǎ | ||
|handful thing | |handful thing | ||
|一把粮食 a hand of grains | |一把粮食/一把糧食 a hand of grains | ||
|- | |- | ||
|班 | |班 | ||
|bān | |bān | ||
|group of people, scheduled transportation | |group of people, scheduled transportation | ||
|一班公交车 a course of bus | |一班公交车/一班公車 a course of bus | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''版'' | |''版'' | ||
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|bān | |bān | ||
|kind | |kind | ||
|一般风景 a kind of scene | |一般风景/一般風景 a kind of scene | ||
|- | |- | ||
|瓣 | |瓣 | ||
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|bāo | |bāo | ||
|pack | |pack | ||
|一包烟 a pack of cigarette | |一包烟/一包煙 a pack of cigarette | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''抱'' | |''抱'' | ||
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|bēi | |bēi | ||
|amount of a cup | |amount of a cup | ||
|一杯咖啡 | |一杯咖啡 a cup of coffee | ||
|- | |- | ||
|倍 | |倍 | ||
|bèi | |bèi | ||
|time of amount | |time of amount | ||
|两倍收入 twice income | |两倍收入/兩倍收入 twice income | ||
|- | |- | ||
|本 | |本 | ||
|běn | |běn | ||
|book, plant | |book, plant | ||
|一本书 a book | |一本书/一本書 a book | ||
|- | |- | ||
|笔/筆 | |笔/筆 | ||
|bǐ | |bǐ | ||
|payment, painting or calligraphy | |payment, painting or calligraphy | ||
|一笔交易 a deal | |一笔交易/一筆交易 a deal | ||
|- | |- | ||
|遍 | |遍 | ||
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|bǐng | |bǐng | ||
|thing with a handle | |thing with a handle | ||
|一柄锤子 a hammer | |一柄锤子/一柄錘子 a hammer | ||
|- | |- | ||
|拨/撥 | |拨/撥 | ||
|bō | |bō | ||
|group | |group | ||
|一拨客人 a group of customers | |一拨客人/一撥客人 a group of customers | ||
|- | |- | ||
|步 | |步 | ||
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|bù | |bù | ||
|movie, novel, vehicle, phone, ... | |movie, novel, vehicle, phone, ... | ||
|一部电影 a movie | |一部电影/一部電影 a movie | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''槽'' | |''槽'' | ||
|''cáo'' | |''cáo'' | ||
|''groove'' | |''groove'' | ||
|''一槽窗户 a slot of window'' | |''一槽窗户/一槽窗戶'' ''a slot of window'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|册 | |册/冊 | ||
|cè | |cè | ||
|book | |book | ||
|一册书 a book | |一册书/一冊書 a book | ||
|- | |- | ||
|层/層 | |层/層 | ||
|céng | |céng | ||
|layer | |layer | ||
|一层楼 a floor | |一层楼/一層樓 a floor | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''常'' | |''常'' | ||
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|chǎng | |chǎng | ||
|activity | |activity | ||
|一场比赛 a match, 一场地震 an earthquake | |一场比赛/一場比賽 a match, 一场地震/一場地震 an earthquake | ||
|- | |- | ||
|cháng | |cháng | ||
|number of times | |number of times | ||
|一场雨 a rain | |一场雨/一場雨 a rain | ||
|- | |- | ||
|车/車 | |车/車 | ||
|chē | |chē | ||
|volume of a car/cart | |volume of a car/cart | ||
|一车粮食 a car/cart of food | |一车粮食/一車糧食 a car/cart of food | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''酲'' | |''酲'' | ||
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|chóng | |chóng | ||
|layer, piece | |layer, piece | ||
|三重门 three layers of door | |三重门/三重門 three layers of door | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''筹/籌'' | |''筹/籌'' | ||
|''chóu'' | |''chóu'' | ||
|''people'' | |''people'' | ||
|''三筹好汉 three heroes'' | |''三筹好汉/三籌好漢 three heroes'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|出 | |出/齣 | ||
|chū | |chū | ||
|drama | |drama | ||
|一出戏 a show | |一出戏/一齣戲 a show | ||
|- | |- | ||
|串 | |串 | ||
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|cù | |cù | ||
|cluster | |cluster | ||
|一簇鲜花 a cluster of flowers | |一簇鲜花/一簇鮮花 a cluster of flowers | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |撮 | | rowspan="2" |撮 | ||
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|zuǒ | |zuǒ | ||
|tuft | |tuft | ||
|一撮头发 a tuft of hair | |一撮头发/一撮頭髮 a tuft of hair | ||
|- | |- | ||
|搭 | |搭 | ||
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|dá | |dá | ||
|dozen | |dozen | ||
|一打铅笔 a dozen pencils | |一打铅笔/一打鉛筆 a dozen pencils | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |沓 | | rowspan="2" |沓 | ||
|dá | |dá | ||
|pile | |pile | ||
|一沓信纸 a pile of letter paper | |一沓信纸/一沓信紙 a pile of letter paper | ||
|- | |- | ||
|tà | |tà | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|担 | |担/擔 | ||
|dàn | |dàn | ||
|thing beared by shoulders | |thing beared by shoulders | ||
|一担水 a bucket of water | |一担水/一擔水 a bucket of water | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''儋'' | |''儋'' | ||
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|dāo | |dāo | ||
|time of cutting, 100 pieces of paper | |time of cutting, 100 pieces of paper | ||
|切三刀 to cut 3 times, 一刀纸 100 pieces of paper | |切三刀 to cut 3 times, 一刀纸/一刀紙 100 pieces of paper | ||
|- | |- | ||
|道 | |道 | ||
|dào | |dào | ||
|strip, door, meal, question, sight of intrest, ... | |strip, door, meal, question, sight of intrest, ... | ||
|一道门 a door | |一道门/一道門 a door | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''磴'' | |''磴'' | ||
|''dèng'' | |''dèng'' | ||
|''stair'' | |''stair'' | ||
|''十磴台阶 ten steps of stair'' | |''十磴台阶/十磴台階 ten steps of stair'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|滴 | |滴 | ||
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|diǎn | |diǎn | ||
|uncertain little amount | |uncertain little amount | ||
|一点甜味 a little sweetness | |一点甜味/一點甜味 a little sweetness | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''吊'' | |''吊'' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|叠 | |叠/疊 | ||
|dié | |dié | ||
|stack | |stack | ||
|一叠盘子 a stack of plates | |一叠盘子/一疊盤子 a stack of plates | ||
|- | |- | ||
|顶/頂 | |顶/頂 | ||
|dǐng | |dǐng | ||
|thing with a top | |thing with a top | ||
|一顶帽子 a hat | |一顶帽子/一頂帽子 a hat | ||
|- | |- | ||
|锭/錠 | |锭/錠 | ||
|dìng | |dìng | ||
|ingot | |ingot | ||
|一锭银子 an ingot of silver | |一锭银子/一錠銀子 an ingot of silver | ||
|- | |- | ||
|栋/棟 | |栋/棟 | ||
|dòng | |dòng | ||
|building | |building | ||
|一栋楼 a building | |一栋楼/一棟樓 a building | ||
|- | |- | ||
|蔸 | |蔸 | ||
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|dǔ | |dǔ | ||
|wall | |wall | ||
|一堵墙 a wall | |一堵墙/一堵牆 a wall | ||
|- | |- | ||
|段 | |段 | ||
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|duī | |duī | ||
|heap | |heap | ||
|一堆垃圾 | |一堆垃圾 a heap of junk | ||
|- | |- | ||
|队/隊 | |队/隊 | ||
|duì | |duì | ||
|team | |team | ||
|一队士兵 a team of soldiers | |一队士兵/一隊士兵 a team of soldiers | ||
|- | |- | ||
|对/對 | |对/對 | ||
|duì | |duì | ||
|pair | |pair | ||
|一对情侣 a pair of lovers | |一对情侣/一對情侶 a pair of lovers | ||
|- | |- | ||
|吨/噸 | |吨/噸 | ||
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|dūn | |dūn | ||
|cluster of plants | |cluster of plants | ||
|一千墩花生 | |一千墩花生 a thousand peanuts | ||
|- | |- | ||
|朵 | |朵 | ||
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|duò | |duò | ||
|pile | |pile | ||
|一垛砖 a pile of brircks | |一垛砖/一垛磚 a pile of brircks | ||
|- | |- | ||
|发/發 | |发/發 | ||
|fā | |fā | ||
|cartridge | |cartridge | ||
|一发子弹 a bullet | |一发子弹/一發子彈 a bullet | ||
|- | |- | ||
|番 | |番 | ||
|fān | |fān | ||
|number of times, kind, piece, fold | |number of times, kind, piece, fold | ||
|别有一番天地 being another kind of world, 翻一番 double | |别有一番天地 being another kind of world, 翻一番 to double | ||
|- | |- | ||
|畈 | |畈 | ||
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|房 | |房 | ||
|fáng | |fáng | ||
|''string of fruit,'' wife | |''string of fruit,'' wife or concubine | ||
|一房侧室 a side room (dweller) | |一房侧室/一房側室 a side room (dweller) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|分 | |分 | ||
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|fèn | |fèn | ||
|part | |part | ||
|一份牛排 a steak, 一份报纸 a newspaper | |一份牛排 a steak, 一份报纸/一份報紙 a newspaper | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''缶'' | |''缶'' | ||
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|fú | |fú | ||
|paintiing, cloth | |paintiing, cloth | ||
|一幅画 a painting | |一幅画/一幅畫 a painting | ||
|- | |- | ||
|副 | |副 | ||
|fù | |fù | ||
|set of thing, attitude | |set of thing, attitude | ||
|一副盔甲 a suit of armor, 一副笑脸 a smiling face | |一副盔甲 a suit of armor, 一副笑脸/一副笑臉 a smiling face | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''陔'' | |''陔'' | ||
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|gān | |gān | ||
|bamboo, pipe smoke | |bamboo, pipe smoke | ||
|一竿烟 a pipe smoke | |一竿烟/一竿煙 a pipe smoke | ||
|- | |- | ||
|杆 | |杆 | ||
|gǎn | |gǎn | ||
|thing with a pole | |thing with a pole | ||
|一杆枪 a gun | |一杆枪/一杆槍 a gun | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''合'' | |''合'' | ||
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|gè | |gè | ||
|universal measure word | |universal measure word | ||
|一个人 a person, 一个场景 a scene | |一个人/一個人 a person, 一个场景/一個場景 a scene | ||
|- | |- | ||
|根 | |根 | ||
|gēn | |gēn | ||
|thing of strip shape | |thing of strip shape | ||
|一根电线 a wire | |一根电线/一根電線 a wire | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''弓'' | |''弓'' | ||
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|gǔ | |gǔ | ||
|whiff, stream, band of people | |whiff, stream, band of people | ||
|一股烟 a smoke | |一股烟/一股煙 a smoke | ||
|- | |- | ||
|挂 | |挂/掛 | ||
|guà | |guà | ||
|string | |string | ||
|一挂鞭炮 a string of crackers | |一挂鞭炮/一掛鞭炮 a string of crackers | ||
|- | |- | ||
|管 | |管 | ||
|guǎn | |guǎn | ||
|slender cylindrical thing | |slender cylindrical thing | ||
|一管铅笔 a pencil | |一管铅笔/一管鉛筆 a pencil | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''桄'' | |''桄'' | ||
|''guàng'' | |''guàng'' | ||
|''reel'' | |''reel'' | ||
|''一桄线 a reel of string'' | |''一桄线/一桄線 a reel of string'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''过/過'' | |''过/過'' | ||
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|hào | |hào | ||
|people | |people | ||
|几十号人 tens of people | |几十号人/幾十號人 tens of people | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |合 | | rowspan="2" |合 | ||
|hé | |hé | ||
|round of fight | |round of fight | ||
|战了五十合 fought 50 rounds | |战了五十合/戰了五十合 fought 50 rounds | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''gě'' | |''gě'' | ||
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|一泓清泉 a fountain | |一泓清泉 a fountain | ||
|- | |- | ||
|户 | |户/戶 | ||
|hù | |hù | ||
|family | |family | ||
|一户人家 a mafily | |一户人家/一戶人家 a mafily | ||
|- | |- | ||
|回 | |回 | ||
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|huǒ | |huǒ | ||
|group of people | |group of people | ||
|一伙强盗 a group of robbers | |一伙强盗/一夥強盜 a group of robbers | ||
|- | |- | ||
|和 | |和 | ||
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|jí | |jí | ||
|step, stage, head | |step, stage, head | ||
|一级人头 a head of man | |一级人头/一級人頭 a head of man | ||
|- | |- | ||
|记/記 | |记/記 | ||
|jì | |jì | ||
|hit on body | |hit on body | ||
|一记耳光 a slap in the face | |一记耳光/一記耳光 a slap in the face | ||
|- | |- | ||
|剂/劑 | |剂/劑 | ||
|jì | |jì | ||
|decoction of medicinal ingredients | |decoction of medicinal ingredients | ||
|一剂药 a dose of medicine | |一剂药/一劑藥 a dose of medicine | ||
|- | |- | ||
|家 | |家 | ||
|jiā | |jiā | ||
|family, shop or enterprise, ... | |family, shop or enterprise, ... | ||
|一家店铺 a shop | |一家店铺/一家店鋪 a shop | ||
|- | |- | ||
|架 | |架 | ||
|jià | |jià | ||
|''distance between posts'', thing with posts | |''distance between posts'', thing with posts | ||
|一架飞机 an aeroplane | |一架飞机/一架飛機 an aeroplane | ||
|- | |- | ||
|肩 | |肩 | ||
|jiān | |jiān | ||
|shoulder | |shoulder | ||
|一肩重担 a shoulder burden | |一肩重担/一肩重擔 a shoulder burden | ||
|- | |- | ||
|间/間 | |间/間 | ||
|jiān | |jiān | ||
|room | |room | ||
|一间公寓 | |一间公寓/一間公寓 an apartment | ||
|- | |- | ||
|煎 | |煎 | ||
|jiān | |jiān | ||
|decoction | |decoction | ||
|一煎药 a decoction | |一煎药/一煎藥 a decoction | ||
|- | |- | ||
|件 | |件 | ||
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|jiǎo | |jiǎo | ||
|skein | |skein | ||
|一绞毛线 a woolen thread | |一绞毛线/一絞毛線 a woolen thread | ||
|- | |- | ||
|觉/覺 | |觉/覺 | ||
|jiào | |jiào | ||
|sleep | |sleep | ||
|一觉 a sleep | |一觉/一覺 a sleep | ||
|- | |- | ||
|节/節 | |节/節 | ||
|jié | |jié | ||
|section | |section | ||
|一节比赛 a section of game, 一节竹子 a section of bamboo | |一节比赛/一節比賽 a section of game, 一节竹子/一節竹子 a section of bamboo | ||
|- | |- | ||
|截 | |截 | ||
|jié | |jié | ||
|cut piece | |cut piece | ||
|一截木头 a section of wood | |一截木头/一截木頭 a section of wood | ||
|- | |- | ||
|介 | |介 | ||
|jiè | |jiè | ||
|person with occupation | |person with occupation | ||
|一介书生 a scholar | |一介书生/一介書生 a scholar | ||
|- | |- | ||
|届 | |届/屆 | ||
|jiè | |jiè | ||
|term of meeting or the group of students to graduate | |term of meeting or the group of students to graduate | ||
|一届会议 a meeting | |一届会议/一屆會議 a meeting | ||
|- | |- | ||
|斤 | |斤 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''茎'' | |''茎/莖'' | ||
|''jīng'' | |''jīng'' | ||
|''thin stick'' | |''thin stick'' | ||
|''一茎草 a stick of grass'' | |''一茎草/一莖草 a stick of grass'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|掬 | |掬 | ||
|jū | |jū | ||
|amount of hands holding | |amount of hands holding | ||
|一掬土 hands | |一掬土 soil held by hands | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''举'' | |''举/舉'' | ||
|''jǔ'' | |''jǔ'' | ||
|''outdated weight unit of 3 liǎng'' | |''outdated weight unit of 3 liǎng'' | ||
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|jù | |jù | ||
|sentence | |sentence | ||
|一句话 | |一句话/一句話 a sentence | ||
|- | |- | ||
|具 | |具 | ||
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|juǎn | |juǎn | ||
|wad, amount of a roll | |wad, amount of a roll | ||
|一卷钞票 a wad of banknotes | |一卷钞票/一卷鈔票 a wad of banknotes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|开/開 | |开/開 | ||
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|kē | |kē | ||
|plant | |plant | ||
|一棵树 a tree | |一棵树/一棵樹 a tree | ||
|- | |- | ||
|颗/顆 | |颗/顆 | ||
|kē | |kē | ||
|grain | |grain | ||
|一颗珍珠 a pearl | |一颗珍珠/一顆珍珠 a pearl | ||
|- | |- | ||
|客 | |客 | ||
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|''kòu'' | |''kòu'' | ||
|''bunch of document, thread lap'' | |''bunch of document, thread lap'' | ||
|''拧了三扣 screwed three laps'' | |''拧了三扣/擰了三扣 screwed three laps'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|块/塊 | |块/塊 | ||
|kuài | |kuài | ||
|piece, lump, colloquial yuán | |piece, lump, colloquial yuán | ||
|一块冰 an ice | |一块冰/一塊冰 an ice | ||
|- | |- | ||
|捆 | |捆 | ||
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|lì | |lì | ||
|round small thing | |round small thing | ||
|一粒药 a pill | |一粒药/一粒藥 a pill | ||
|- | |- | ||
|联/聯 | |联/聯 | ||
|lián | |lián | ||
|pair | |pair | ||
|对联 couplet | |对联/對聯 couplet | ||
|- | |- | ||
|两/兩 | |两/兩 | ||
|liǎng | |liǎng | ||
|weight unit, 50 grams for now | |weight unit, 50 grams for now | ||
|半斤八两 half | |半斤八两/半斤八兩 half jīn and eight liǎng (at the same level, idiom, derogatory) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''緉'' | |''緉'' | ||
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|liàng | |liàng | ||
|vehicle | |vehicle | ||
|一辆车 a car | |一辆车/一輛車 a car | ||
|- | |- | ||
|料 | |料 | ||
|liào | |liào | ||
|decoction, ''number of times'' | |decoction, ''number of times'' | ||
|一料药 a decoction | |一料药/一料藥 a decoction | ||
|- | |- | ||
|列 | |列 | ||
|liè | |liè | ||
|row of the same things | |row of the same things | ||
|一列火车 a train | |一列火车/一列火車 a train | ||
|- | |- | ||
|令 | |令 | ||
|lǐng | |lǐng | ||
|500 pieces of paper | |500 pieces of paper | ||
|一令纸 500 pieces of paper | |一令纸/一令紙 500 pieces of paper | ||
|- | |- | ||
|领/領 | |领/領 | ||
|lǐng | |lǐng | ||
|mat | |mat | ||
|一领席 a mat | |一领席/一領席 a mat | ||
|- | |- | ||
|绺/綹 | |绺/綹 | ||
|liǔ | |liǔ | ||
|tuft | |tuft | ||
|一绺丝线 a thread | |一绺丝线/一綹絲線 a thread | ||
|- | |- | ||
|溜 | |溜 | ||
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|lú | |lú | ||
|heat | |heat | ||
|一炉钢 a heat of steel | |一炉钢/一爐鋼 a heat of steel | ||
|- | |- | ||
|轮/輪 | |轮/輪 | ||
|lún | |lún | ||
|round thing, number of times | |round thing, number of times | ||
|一轮明月 a round bright moon | |一轮明月/一輪明月 a round bright moon | ||
|- | |- | ||
|罗/羅 | |罗/羅 | ||
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|luò | |luò | ||
|stack | |stack | ||
|一摞砖 a pile of bricks | |一摞砖/一摞磚 a pile of bricks | ||
|- | |- | ||
|缕/縷 | |缕/縷 | ||
|lǚ | |lǚ | ||
|strand | |strand | ||
|一缕头发 a strand of hair | |一缕头发/一縷頭髮 a strand of hair | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''锊/鋝'' | |''锊/鋝'' | ||
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|mǎ | |mǎ | ||
|thing, pile, length unit yard | |thing, pile, length unit yard | ||
|一码砖 a pile of bricks | |一码砖/一碼磚 a pile of bricks | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''卖'' | |''卖/賣'' | ||
|''mài'' | |''mài'' | ||
|''dish'' | |''dish'' | ||
|''一卖杂烩 a dish of chowder'' | |''一卖杂烩/一賣雜燴 a dish of chowder'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|枚 | |枚 | ||
|méi | |méi | ||
|piece | |piece | ||
|一枚邮票 a stamp | |一枚邮票/一枚郵票 a stamp | ||
|- | |- | ||
|眉 | |眉 | ||
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|mén | |mén | ||
|cannon | |cannon | ||
|一门大炮 a big cannon | |一门大炮/一門大砲 a big cannon | ||
|- | |- | ||
|面 | |面 | ||
|miàn | |miàn | ||
|flat thing | |flat thing | ||
|一面镜子 a mirror | |一面镜子/一面鏡子 a mirror | ||
|- | |- | ||
|秒 | |秒 | ||
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| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|亩 | |亩/畝 | ||
|mǔ | |mǔ | ||
|area unit, 1/15 hectare for now | |area unit, 1/15 hectare for now | ||
|一亩地 1 mu of land | |一亩地/一畝地 1 mu of land | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''耦'' | |''耦'' | ||
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|''一爿商店 a shop'' | |''一爿商店 a shop'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|盘 | |盘/磐 | ||
|pán | |pán | ||
|plate, round of chess | |plate, round of chess | ||
|一盘石磨 a plate of stone mill | |一盘石磨/一磐石磨 a plate of stone mill | ||
|- | |- | ||
|泡 | |泡 | ||
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|péng | |péng | ||
|dishevelled thing | |dishevelled thing | ||
|一蓬凤尾竹 a Bambusa multiplex | |一蓬凤尾竹/一蓬鳳尾竹 a Bambusa multiplex | ||
|- | |- | ||
|捧 | |捧 | ||
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|pī | |pī | ||
|large thing or large amount of things | |large thing or large amount of things | ||
|一批货物 a batch of goods | |一批货物/一批貨物 a batch of goods | ||
|- | |- | ||
|篇 | |篇 | ||
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|piě | |piě | ||
|side-falling thing | |side-falling thing | ||
|两撇眉毛 two eyebrows | |两撇眉毛/兩撇眉毛 two eyebrows | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''榀'' | |''榀'' | ||
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|pū | |pū | ||
|mat or mattress | |mat or mattress | ||
|一铺褥子 a mattress | |一铺褥子/一鋪褥子 a mattress | ||
|- | |- | ||
|骑/騎 | |骑/騎 | ||
|qí/jì | |qí/jì | ||
|a person with a horse | |a person with a horse | ||
|千乘万骑 thousand chariots and ten thousand cavalry | |千乘万骑/千乘萬騎 thousand chariots and ten thousand cavalry | ||
|- | |- | ||
|起 | |起 | ||
|qǐ | |qǐ | ||
|number of times, case, ''group, batch'' | |number of times, case, ''group, batch'' | ||
|一起诉讼 a lawsuit | |一起诉讼/一起訴訟 a lawsuit | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''掐'' | |''掐'' | ||
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|''qiāng'' | |''qiāng'' | ||
|''animal'' | |''animal'' | ||
|''一腔猪 a pig'' | |''一腔猪/一腔豬 a pig'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|顷/頃 | |顷/頃 | ||
| Line 931: | Line 931: | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|丘 | |丘/坵 | ||
|qiū | |qiū | ||
|divided paddy field | |divided paddy field | ||
|一丘田 a paddy field | |一丘田/一坵田 a paddy field | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''躯/軀'' | |''躯/軀'' | ||
|''qū'' | |''qū'' | ||
|''body'' | |''body'' | ||
|''一躯死尸 a corpse'' | |''一躯死尸/一軀死屍 a corpse'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|曲 | |曲 | ||
| Line 949: | Line 949: | ||
|quān | |quān | ||
|loop | |loop | ||
|一圈铁丝 a circle of wire | |一圈铁丝/一圈鐵絲 a circle of wire | ||
|- | |- | ||
|拳 | |拳 | ||
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|''què'' | |''què'' | ||
|''lyrics'' | |''lyrics'' | ||
|''一阕词 a line of verse'' | |''一阕词/一闋詞 a line of verse'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|群 | |群 | ||
|qún | |qún | ||
|group | |group | ||
|一群天鹅 a group of swans | |一群天鹅/一群天鵝 a group of swans | ||
|- | |- | ||
|任 | |任 | ||
|rèn | |rèn | ||
|term of office | |term of office | ||
|一任总统 a president | |一任总统/一任總統 a president | ||
|- | |- | ||
|扇 | |扇 | ||
|shàn | |shàn | ||
|door, window | |door, window | ||
|一扇门 a door | |一扇门/一扇門 a door | ||
|- | |- | ||
|身 | |身 | ||
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|shēng | |shēng | ||
|number of times of sound | |number of times of sound | ||
|一声叹息 a sigh | |一声叹息/一聲嘆息 a sigh | ||
|- | |- | ||
|乘 | |乘 | ||
|shèng | |shèng | ||
|chariot | |chariot | ||
|千乘之国 country with a thousand chariots | |千乘之国/千乘之國 country with a thousand chariots | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''事'' | |''事'' | ||
| Line 1,004: | Line 1,004: | ||
|shǒu | |shǒu | ||
|poem, lyric, song | |poem, lyric, song | ||
|一首诗 a poem | |一首诗/一首詩 a poem | ||
|- | |- | ||
|熟 | |熟 | ||
| Line 1,019: | Line 1,019: | ||
|shuāng | |shuāng | ||
|pair | |pair | ||
|一双翅膀 a pair of wings | |一双翅膀/一雙翅膀 a pair of wings | ||
|- | |- | ||
|艘 | |艘 | ||
| Line 1,029: | Line 1,029: | ||
|suō | |suō | ||
|shuttle, bullet clip | |shuttle, bullet clip | ||
|一梭子弹 a clip of bullets | |一梭子弹/一梭子彈 a clip of bullets | ||
|- | |- | ||
|所 | |所 | ||
|suǒ | |suǒ | ||
|building, ''mountain, island'' | |building, ''mountain, island'' | ||
|一所学校 a school | |一所学校/一所學校 a school | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''索'' | |''索'' | ||
| Line 1,044: | Line 1,044: | ||
|sī | |sī | ||
|magnitude of 1/10000 | |magnitude of 1/10000 | ||
|丝米 1/10000 metre | |丝米/絲米 1/10000 metre | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''塔'' | |''塔'' | ||
| Line 1,054: | Line 1,054: | ||
|tái | |tái | ||
|drama, aparatus, ... | |drama, aparatus, ... | ||
|一台电视 a television | |一台电视/一台電視 a television | ||
|- | |- | ||
|抬(/擡) | |抬(/擡) | ||
|tái | |tái | ||
|thing lifted by two people | |thing lifted by two people | ||
|八抬大轿 eight lift sedan chair | |八抬大轿/八抬大轎 eight lift sedan chair | ||
|- | |- | ||
|摊/攤 | |摊/攤 | ||
|tān | |tān | ||
|pool | |pool | ||
|一滩水 a pool of water | |一滩水/一灘水 a pool of water | ||
|- | |- | ||
|坛/壇 | |坛/壇 | ||
|tán | |tán | ||
|relative to altar, earthen jug | |relative to altar, earthen jug | ||
|一坛佛事 a Buddhism ritual | |一坛佛事/一壇佛事 a Buddhism ritual | ||
|- | |- | ||
|堂 | |堂 | ||
|táng | |táng | ||
|lesson, set | |lesson, set | ||
|一堂课 a lesson | |一堂课/一堂課 a lesson | ||
|- | |- | ||
|趟 | |趟 | ||
|tàng | |tàng | ||
|step, suit in drama | |step, suit in drama | ||
|一趟火车 a course of train | |一趟火车/一趟火車 a course of train | ||
|- | |- | ||
|套 | |套 | ||
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|tiáo | |tiáo | ||
|strip, fish | |strip, fish | ||
|一条鱼 a fish | |一条鱼/一條魚 a fish | ||
|- | |- | ||
|贴/貼 | |贴/貼 | ||
|tiē | |tiē | ||
|plaster | |plaster | ||
|一贴膏药 a plaster | |一贴膏药/一貼膏藥 a plaster | ||
|- | |- | ||
|帖 | |帖 | ||
|tiě | |tiě | ||
|mixed decotion | |mixed decotion | ||
|一帖中药 a dose of Chinese medicine | |一帖中药/一帖中藥 a dose of Chinese medicine | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''莛'' | |''莛'' | ||
| Line 1,129: | Line 1,129: | ||
|tǐng | |tǐng | ||
|straight object | |straight object | ||
|一挺机关枪 a machine gun | |一挺机关枪/一挺機關槍 a machine gun | ||
|- | |- | ||
|通 | |通 | ||
|tōng | |tōng | ||
|number of times, telegram, phone call | |number of times, telegram, phone call | ||
|一通电话 a phone call | |一通电话/一通電話 a phone call | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''统/統'' | |''统/統'' | ||
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|tóu | |tóu | ||
|animal | |animal | ||
|一头大象 an elephant | |一头大象/一頭大象 an elephant | ||
|- | |- | ||
|团/團 | |团/團 | ||
|tuán | |tuán | ||
|lump | |lump | ||
|一团毛线 a ball of wool | |一团毛线/一團毛線 a ball of wool | ||
|- | |- | ||
|砣 | |砣 | ||
|tuó | |tuó | ||
|block | |block | ||
|一砣石头 a stone | |一砣石头/一砣石頭 a stone | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''庹'' | |''庹'' | ||
| Line 1,174: | Line 1,174: | ||
|wān | |wān | ||
|curved moon | |curved moon | ||
|一弯明月 a curved bright moon | |一弯明月/一彎明月 a curved bright moon | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''湾/灣'' | |''湾/灣'' | ||
| Line 1,191: | Line 1,191: | ||
|一汪水 a pool of water | |一汪水 a pool of water | ||
|- | |- | ||
|围 | |围/圍 | ||
|wéi | |wéi | ||
|thing can be circled, length of a circle of two arms or fingers | |thing can be circled, length of a circle of two arms or fingers | ||
|一围玉带 a jade belt | |一围玉带/一圍玉帶 a jade belt | ||
|- | |- | ||
|尾 | |尾 | ||
|wěi | |wěi | ||
|fish | |fish | ||
|一尾鱼 a fish | |一尾鱼/一尾魚 a fish | ||
|- | |- | ||
|味 | |味 | ||
|wèi | |wèi | ||
|kind of medicinal herb | |kind of medicinal herb | ||
|五味药 | |五味药/五味藥 five kinds of herb | ||
|- | |- | ||
|文 | |文 | ||
|wén | |wén | ||
|coin | |coin | ||
|一文钱 a penny | |一文钱/一文錢 a penny | ||
|- | |- | ||
|窝/窩 | |窝/窩 | ||
|wō | |wō | ||
|brood | |brood | ||
|一窝小鸡 a nest of chicks | |一窝小鸡/一窩小雞 a nest of chicks | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''握'' | |''握'' | ||
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|xià | |xià | ||
|time of the same action | |time of the same action | ||
|点击鼠标两下 click the mouse two times | |点击鼠标两下/點擊滑鼠兩下 click the mouse two times | ||
|- | |- | ||
|线/線 | |线/線 | ||
|xiàn | |xiàn | ||
|gleam | |gleam | ||
|一线希望 a glimmer of hope | |一线希望/一線希望 a glimmer of hope | ||
|- | |- | ||
|箱 | |箱 | ||
|xiāng | |xiāng | ||
|volume of a box | |volume of a box | ||
|一箱宝石 a box of precious stones | |一箱宝石/一箱寶石 a box of precious stones | ||
|- | |- | ||
|响/響 | |响/響 | ||
|xiǎng | |xiǎng | ||
|number of times of sound | |number of times of sound | ||
|双响 two times of sound | |双响/雙響 two times of sound | ||
|- | |- | ||
|项/項 | |项/項 | ||
|xiàng | |xiàng | ||
|item | |item | ||
|一项任务 a task | |一项任务/一項任務 a task | ||
|- | |- | ||
|些 | |些 | ||
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|xún | |xún | ||
|urging guests to drink | |urging guests to drink | ||
|酒过三巡 after three times of persuading to drink | |酒过三巡/酒過三巡 after three times of persuading to drink | ||
|- | |- | ||
|浔/潯 | |浔/潯 | ||
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|yàng | |yàng | ||
|kind | |kind | ||
|多样 diverse | |多样/多樣 diverse | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''引'' | |''引'' | ||
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|zā | |zā | ||
|turn | |turn | ||
|绕树三匝 around the tree three turns | |绕树三匝/繞樹三匝 around the tree three turns | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''扎'' | |''扎'' | ||
|''zā'' | |''zā'' | ||
|''bunch'' | |''bunch'' | ||
|''一扎钱 a bunch of cash'' | |''一扎钱/一扎錢 a bunch of cash'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''载/載'' | |''载/載'' | ||
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|zé | |zé | ||
|article | |article | ||
|一则公告 an annoncement | |一则公告/一則公告 an annoncement | ||
|- | |- | ||
|拃 | |拃 | ||
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|zhǎn | |zhǎn | ||
|lamp, lantern | |lamp, lantern | ||
|一盏灯 a lamp | |一盏灯/一盞燈 a lamp | ||
|- | |- | ||
|张/張 | |张/張 | ||
|zhāng | |zhāng | ||
|piece of paper, table, chair, mouth, bow, ... | |piece of paper, table, chair, mouth, bow, ... | ||
|一张明信片 a postcard | |一张明信片/一張明信片 a postcard | ||
|- | |- | ||
|章 | |章 | ||
|zhāng | |zhāng | ||
|movement of a song, chapter, ''tree'' | |movement of a song, chapter, ''tree'' | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|丈 | |丈 | ||
|zhàng | |zhàng | ||
|length unit, 10/3 metre for now | |length unit, 10/3 metre for now | ||
|万丈深渊 ten thousand zhàng depth abyss | |万丈深渊/萬丈深淵 ten thousand zhàng depth abyss | ||
|- | |- | ||
|帧/幀 | |帧/幀 | ||
|zhēn | |zhēn | ||
|piece of picture | |piece of picture | ||
|一帧油画 an oil painting | |一帧油画/一幀油畫 an oil painting | ||
|- | |- | ||
|支 | |支 | ||
|zhī | |zhī | ||
|rod, team, song, ''wattage of bulb'' | |rod, team, song, ''wattage of bulb'' | ||
|一支钢笔 a pen | |一支钢笔/一支鋼筆 a pen | ||
|- | |- | ||
|只/隻 | |只/隻 | ||
|zhī | |zhī | ||
|animal, wing, ... | |animal, wing, ... | ||
|一只老虎 a tiger | |一只老虎/一隻老虎 a tiger | ||
|- | |- | ||
|枝 | |枝 | ||
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|zhǐ | |zhǐ | ||
|sheet of paper | |sheet of paper | ||
|一纸空文 an invalid paper | |一纸空文/一紙空文 an invalid paper | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''秩'' | |''秩'' | ||
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|''zhòu'' | |''zhòu'' | ||
|''ware bundled with grass'' | |''ware bundled with grass'' | ||
|''一荮盘子 a bundle of plates'' | |''一荮盘子/一荮盤子 a bundle of plates'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|株 | |株 | ||
|zhū | |zhū | ||
|plant | |plant | ||
|一株树 a tree | |一株树/一株樹 a tree | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''铢/銖'' | |''铢/銖'' | ||
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|zhù | |zhù | ||
|gambling capital, payment, ''rain'' | |gambling capital, payment, ''rain'' | ||
|一注钱 a note of money | |一注钱/一注錢 a note of money | ||
|- | |- | ||
|炷 | |炷 | ||
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|zhuàn | |zhuàn | ||
|rotation, number of times | |rotation, number of times | ||
|每分钟300转 300 rounds per minute | |每分钟300转/每分鐘300轉 300 rounds per minute | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''zhuǎn'' | |''zhuǎn'' | ||
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|zhuāng | |zhuāng | ||
|matter | |matter | ||
|一桩案件 a case | |一桩案件/一樁案件 a case | ||
|- | |- | ||
|幢 | |幢 | ||
|zhuàng/chuáng | |zhuàng/chuáng | ||
|building | |building | ||
|一幢大楼 a large building | |一幢大楼/一幢大樓 a large building | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''锱/錙'' | |''锱/錙'' | ||
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|zōng | |zōng | ||
|matter | |matter | ||
|一宗诉讼 a lawsuit | |一宗诉讼/一宗訴訟 a lawsuit | ||
|- | |- | ||
|综/綜 | |综/綜 | ||
|zōng | |zōng | ||
|tuft | |tuft | ||
|一综线 a tuft of line | |一综线/一綜線 a tuft of line | ||
|- | |- | ||
|组/組 | |组/組 | ||
|zǔ | |zǔ | ||
|set, bundle | |set, bundle | ||
|一组发电机 a set of generator, 一组线 a bundle of line | |一组发电机/一組發電機 a set of generator, 一组线/一組線 a bundle of line | ||
|- | |- | ||
|尊 | |尊 | ||
|zūn | |zūn | ||
|idol, cannon, cup of wine | |idol, cannon, cup of wine | ||
|一尊大炮 a cannon | |一尊大炮/一尊大砲 a cannon | ||
|- | |- | ||
|座 | |座 | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 7 May 2017
In Chinese, in order to specify a certain number of something, you combine a number with a measure word or classifier, followed by the noun.
You need to know the right measure word when asking a "how much/many?" question using "jǐ 几".
Below is a comprehensive list of Chinese measure words and how to use them.
| Character | Pinyin | Usage or meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 把 | bǎ | handful thing | 一把粮食/一把糧食 a hand of grains |
| 班 | bān | group of people, scheduled transportation | 一班公交车/一班公車 a course of bus |
| 版 | bǎn | outdated unit for wall | |
| 般 | bān | kind | 一般风景/一般風景 a kind of scene |
| 瓣 | bàn | segment of flower | 一瓣花瓣 a segment of flower |
| 包 | bāo | pack | 一包烟/一包煙 a pack of cigarette |
| 抱 | bào | encirclement of one's two arms | 一抱柴火 an armful of firewood |
| 杯 | bēi | amount of a cup | 一杯咖啡 a cup of coffee |
| 倍 | bèi | time of amount | 两倍收入/兩倍收入 twice income |
| 本 | běn | book, plant | 一本书/一本書 a book |
| 笔/筆 | bǐ | payment, painting or calligraphy | 一笔交易/一筆交易 a deal |
| 遍 | biàn | number of times of action | 看一遍 look at it one time |
| 彪 | biāo | outdated, troop | |
| 柄 | bǐng | thing with a handle | 一柄锤子/一柄錘子 a hammer |
| 拨/撥 | bō | group | 一拨客人/一撥客人 a group of customers |
| 步 | bù | step, length of a step | 一步棋 a move of chess |
| 部 | bù | movie, novel, vehicle, phone, ... | 一部电影/一部電影 a movie |
| 槽 | cáo | groove | 一槽窗户/一槽窗戶 a slot of window |
| 册/冊 | cè | book | 一册书/一冊書 a book |
| 层/層 | céng | layer | 一层楼/一層樓 a floor |
| 常 | cháng | outdated length unit of 1 zhàng 4 chǐ | |
| 场/場 | chǎng | activity | 一场比赛/一場比賽 a match, 一场地震/一場地震 an earthquake |
| cháng | number of times | 一场雨/一場雨 a rain | |
| 车/車 | chē | volume of a car/cart | 一车粮食/一車糧食 a car/cart of food |
| 酲 | chéng | wine urn | 一酲酒 an urn of wine |
| 重 | chóng | layer, piece | 三重门/三重門 three layers of door |
| 筹/籌 | chóu | people | 三筹好汉/三籌好漢 three heroes |
| 出/齣 | chū | drama | 一出戏/一齣戲 a show |
| 串 | chuàn | string of the same things | 一串葡萄 a bunch of grapes |
| 床 | chuáng | bedding | 一床被子 a quilt |
| 锤/錘 | chuí | outdated monetary unit | |
| 簇 | cù | cluster | 一簇鲜花/一簇鮮花 a cluster of flowers |
| 撮 | cuō | pinch, milliliter | 一撮土 a pinch of soil |
| zuǒ | tuft | 一撮头发/一撮頭髮 a tuft of hair | |
| 搭 | dā | piece | |
| 打 | dá | dozen | 一打铅笔/一打鉛筆 a dozen pencils |
| 沓 | dá | pile | 一沓信纸/一沓信紙 a pile of letter paper |
| tà | set | 一沓杯子 a set of cups | |
| 袋 | dài | amount of a sack | 一袋米 a sack of rice |
| 石 | dàn | outdated weight unit, outdated volume unit | |
| 担/擔 | dàn | thing beared by shoulders | 一担水/一擔水 a bucket of water |
| 儋 | dàn | outdated weight unit | |
| 刀 | dāo | time of cutting, 100 pieces of paper | 切三刀 to cut 3 times, 一刀纸/一刀紙 100 pieces of paper |
| 道 | dào | strip, door, meal, question, sight of intrest, ... | 一道门/一道門 a door |
| 磴 | dèng | stair | 十磴台阶/十磴台階 ten steps of stair |
| 滴 | dī | drop | 一滴水 a drop of water |
| 点/點 | diǎn | uncertain little amount | 一点甜味/一點甜味 a little sweetness |
| 吊 | diào | outdated monetery unit of 1000 coins | |
| 叠/疊 | dié | stack | 一叠盘子/一疊盤子 a stack of plates |
| 顶/頂 | dǐng | thing with a top | 一顶帽子/一頂帽子 a hat |
| 锭/錠 | dìng | ingot | 一锭银子/一錠銀子 an ingot of silver |
| 栋/棟 | dòng | building | 一栋楼/一棟樓 a building |
| 蔸 | dōu | plant | 一蔸草 a stick of grass |
| 堵 | dǔ | wall | 一堵墙/一堵牆 a wall |
| 段 | duàn | section | 一段布 a cloth |
| 堆 | duī | heap | 一堆垃圾 a heap of junk |
| 队/隊 | duì | team | 一队士兵/一隊士兵 a team of soldiers |
| 对/對 | duì | pair | 一对情侣/一對情侶 a pair of lovers |
| 吨/噸 | dūn | ton, volume unit for ship of 2.83 cubic metres | |
| 墩 | dūn | cluster of plants | 一千墩花生 a thousand peanuts |
| 朵 | duǒ | flower, cloud | 一朵花 a flower |
| 垛 | duò | pile | 一垛砖/一垛磚 a pile of brircks |
| 发/發 | fā | cartridge | 一发子弹/一發子彈 a bullet |
| 番 | fān | number of times, kind, piece, fold | 别有一番天地 being another kind of world, 翻一番 to double |
| 畈 | fàn | tract of field | 一畈田 a tract |
| 房 | fáng | string of fruit, wife or concubine | 一房侧室/一房側室 a side room (dweller) |
| 分 | fēn | divided part | 二分之一 1/2 |
| 份 | fèn | part | 一份牛排 a steak, 一份报纸/一份報紙 a newspaper |
| 缶 | fǒu | outdated volume unit of 16 or 32 dǒu | |
| 幅 | fú | paintiing, cloth | 一幅画/一幅畫 a painting |
| 副 | fù | set of thing, attitude | 一副盔甲 a suit of armor, 一副笑脸/一副笑臉 a smiling face |
| 陔 | gāi | stage | |
| 竿 | gān | bamboo, pipe smoke | 一竿烟/一竿煙 a pipe smoke |
| 杆 | gǎn | thing with a pole | 一杆枪/一杆槍 a gun |
| 合 | gě | volume unit of 1/10 litre, outdated untelsil for grains | |
| 个/個 | gè | universal measure word | 一个人/一個人 a person, 一个场景/一個場景 a scene |
| 根 | gēn | thing of strip shape | 一根电线/一根電線 a wire |
| 弓 | gōng | outdated length unit of 1/5 chǐ | |
| 股 | gǔ | whiff, stream, band of people | 一股烟/一股煙 a smoke |
| 挂/掛 | guà | string | 一挂鞭炮/一掛鞭炮 a string of crackers |
| 管 | guǎn | slender cylindrical thing | 一管铅笔/一管鉛筆 a pencil |
| 桄 | guàng | reel | 一桄线/一桄線 a reel of string |
| 过/過 | guò | number of times | |
| 号/號 | hào | people | 几十号人/幾十號人 tens of people |
| 合 | hé | round of fight | 战了五十合/戰了五十合 fought 50 rounds |
| gě | volume unit of 1/10 litre, outdated untelsil for grains | ||
| 泓 | hóng | pure water | 一泓清泉 a fountain |
| 户/戶 | hù | family | 一户人家/一戶人家 a mafily |
| 回 | huí | number of times, chapter, moment | 上一回 last time |
| 伙/夥 | huǒ | group of people | 一伙强盗/一夥強盜 a group of robbers |
| 和 | huò | time of changing water | 洗了三和 washed three times |
| 级/級 | jí | step, stage, head | 一级人头/一級人頭 a head of man |
| 记/記 | jì | hit on body | 一记耳光/一記耳光 a slap in the face |
| 剂/劑 | jì | decoction of medicinal ingredients | 一剂药/一劑藥 a dose of medicine |
| 家 | jiā | family, shop or enterprise, ... | 一家店铺/一家店鋪 a shop |
| 架 | jià | distance between posts, thing with posts | 一架飞机/一架飛機 an aeroplane |
| 肩 | jiān | shoulder | 一肩重担/一肩重擔 a shoulder burden |
| 间/間 | jiān | room | 一间公寓/一間公寓 an apartment |
| 煎 | jiān | decoction | 一煎药/一煎藥 a decoction |
| 件 | jiàn | affair, garment | 一件事 an affair |
| 角 | jiǎo | monetary unit of 1/10 yuán, quarter, outdated measuring vessel | 屋子一角 a corner of the house |
| 绞/絞 | jiǎo | skein | 一绞毛线/一絞毛線 a woolen thread |
| 觉/覺 | jiào | sleep | 一觉/一覺 a sleep |
| 节/節 | jié | section | 一节比赛/一節比賽 a section of game, 一节竹子/一節竹子 a section of bamboo |
| 截 | jié | cut piece | 一截木头/一截木頭 a section of wood |
| 介 | jiè | person with occupation | 一介书生/一介書生 a scholar |
| 届/屆 | jiè | term of meeting or the group of students to graduate | 一届会议/一屆會議 a meeting |
| 斤 | jīn | weight unit of 500 grams | |
| 进/進 | jìn | layer | |
| 茎/莖 | jīng | thin stick | 一茎草/一莖草 a stick of grass |
| 掬 | jū | amount of hands holding | 一掬土 soil held by hands |
| 举/舉 | jǔ | outdated weight unit of 3 liǎng | |
| 筥 | jǔ | four bundles of seedlings | |
| 句 | jù | sentence | 一句话/一句話 a sentence |
| 具 | jù | coffin, corpse, bracket clock, ... | 一具棺材 a coffin |
| 犋 | jù | animal power unit of number of animals pulling a tool | |
| 卷 | juǎn | wad, amount of a roll | 一卷钞票/一卷鈔票 a wad of banknotes |
| 开/開 | kāi | karat, folds of folio | |
| 棵 | kē | plant | 一棵树/一棵樹 a tree |
| 颗/顆 | kē | grain | 一颗珍珠/一顆珍珠 a pearl |
| 客 | kè | sale of food | 一客冰淇淋 an ice-cream |
| 孔 | kǒng | cave, bridge, ... | 一孔油井 an oil well |
| 口 | kǒu | well, mouthful of food | 一口井 a well |
| 扣 | kòu | bunch of document, thread lap | 拧了三扣/擰了三扣 screwed three laps |
| 块/塊 | kuài | piece, lump, colloquial yuán | 一块冰/一塊冰 an ice |
| 捆 | kǔn | bundle | 一捆柴 a bundle of firewood |
| 拉 | lǎ | the divided | 半拉地 the half of divided land |
| 累 | lěi | outdated weight unit | |
| 厘 | lí | magnitude of 1/100, length unit, weight unit, acreage unit,
interest rate unit |
厘米 1/100 metre |
| 粒 | lì | round small thing | 一粒药/一粒藥 a pill |
| 联/聯 | lián | pair | 对联/對聯 couplet |
| 两/兩 | liǎng | weight unit, 50 grams for now | 半斤八两/半斤八兩 half jīn and eight liǎng (at the same level, idiom, derogatory) |
| 緉 | liǎng | pair of shoes | |
| 辆/輛 | liàng | vehicle | 一辆车/一輛車 a car |
| 料 | liào | decoction, number of times | 一料药/一料藥 a decoction |
| 列 | liè | row of the same things | 一列火车/一列火車 a train |
| 令 | lǐng | 500 pieces of paper | 一令纸/一令紙 500 pieces of paper |
| 领/領 | lǐng | mat | 一领席/一領席 a mat |
| 绺/綹 | liǔ | tuft | 一绺丝线/一綹絲線 a thread |
| 溜 | liù | row | 一溜房屋 a row of houses |
| 炉/爐 | lú | heat | 一炉钢/一爐鋼 a heat of steel |
| 轮/輪 | lún | round thing, number of times | 一轮明月/一輪明月 a round bright moon |
| 罗/羅 | luó | gross | |
| 落 | luò | pile | |
| 摞 | luò | stack | 一摞砖/一摞磚 a pile of bricks |
| 缕/縷 | lǚ | strand | 一缕头发/一縷頭髮 a strand of hair |
| 锊/鋝 | lüè | outdated weight unit, 6 liǎng | |
| 码/碼 | mǎ | thing, pile, length unit yard | 一码砖/一碼磚 a pile of bricks |
| 卖/賣 | mài | dish | 一卖杂烩/一賣雜燴 a dish of chowder |
| 枚 | méi | piece | 一枚邮票/一枚郵票 a stamp |
| 眉 | méi | crescent | 一眉新月 a new moon |
| 美 | měi | mel scale | |
| 门/門 | mén | cannon | 一门大炮/一門大砲 a big cannon |
| 面 | miàn | flat thing | 一面镜子/一面鏡子 a mirror |
| 秒 | miǎo | time unit second, degree unit second | |
| 缗/緡 | mín | string of 1000 coins | |
| 名 | míng | people | 一名商人 a merchant |
| 陌 | mò | outdated monetary unit, 100 wén | |
| 亩/畝 | mǔ | area unit, 1/15 hectare for now | 一亩地/一畝地 1 mu of land |
| 耦 | ǒu | pair | |
| 排 | pái | row | 一排房子 a row of houses |
| 派 | pài | scenery, meteorology, sound, language, ... | 一派胡言 nonsence |
| 爿 | pán | shop, factory, field, part of the integrated | 一爿商店 a shop |
| 盘/磐 | pán | plate, round of chess | 一盘石磨/一磐石磨 a plate of stone mill |
| 泡 | pāo | number of times of defecation | |
| 抛 | pāo | number of times of defecation | |
| 脬 | pāo | number of times of defecation | |
| 盆 | pén | pot, outdated volume unit | 一盆花 a pot of flower |
| 蓬 | péng | dishevelled thing | 一蓬凤尾竹/一蓬鳳尾竹 a Bambusa multiplex |
| 捧 | pěng | double handful | 一捧土 handful of soil |
| 批 | pī | large thing or large amount of things | 一批货物/一批貨物 a batch of goods |
| 篇 | piān | piece of writing, sheet of paper | 一篇文章 an article |
| 片 | piàn | tablet, stretch, scene | 一片森林 a forest |
| 票 | piào | ticket | 一票生意 a ticket of business |
| 撇 | piě | side-falling thing | 两撇眉毛/兩撇眉毛 two eyebrows |
| 榀 | pǐn | roof truss | |
| 抔 | póu | grains | 一抔沙子 a handful of sand |
| 铺/鋪 | pū | mat or mattress | 一铺褥子/一鋪褥子 a mattress |
| 骑/騎 | qí/jì | a person with a horse | 千乘万骑/千乘萬騎 thousand chariots and ten thousand cavalry |
| 起 | qǐ | number of times, case, group, batch | 一起诉讼/一起訴訟 a lawsuit |
| 掐 | qiā | amount of thumb and another finger tip | |
| 钱/錢 | qián | outdated weight unit mace, weight unit of 1/100 kilogram | |
| 腔 | qiāng | animal | 一腔猪/一腔豬 a pig |
| 顷/頃 | qǐng | area unit of 2/3 hectares | |
| 丘/坵 | qiū | divided paddy field | 一丘田/一坵田 a paddy field |
| 躯/軀 | qū | body | 一躯死尸/一軀死屍 a corpse |
| 曲 | qǔ | song | 一曲歌 a song |
| 圈 | quān | loop | 一圈铁丝/一圈鐵絲 a circle of wire |
| 拳 | quán | punch on body | 打一拳 hit a punch |
| 阕/闋 | què | lyrics | 一阕词/一闋詞 a line of verse |
| 群 | qún | group | 一群天鹅/一群天鵝 a group of swans |
| 任 | rèn | term of office | 一任总统/一任總統 a president |
| 扇 | shàn | door, window | 一扇门/一扇門 a door |
| 身 | shēn | clothing on whole body | 一身衣服 a set of clothing |
| 声/聲 | shēng | number of times of sound | 一声叹息/一聲嘆息 a sigh |
| 乘 | shèng | chariot | 千乘之国/千乘之國 country with a thousand chariots |
| 事 | shì | piece of garment | |
| 手 | shǒu | skill | 一手奇招 a trick |
| 首 | shǒu | poem, lyric, song | 一首诗/一首詩 a poem |
| 熟 | shú | crop, bearing | 一年三熟 three crops a year |
| 束 | shù | bundle | 一束花 a bundle of flowers |
| 双/雙 | shuāng | pair | 一双翅膀/一雙翅膀 a pair of wings |
| 艘 | sōu | ship | 一艘船 a ship |
| 梭 | suō | shuttle, bullet clip | 一梭子弹/一梭子彈 a clip of bullets |
| 所 | suǒ | building, mountain, island | 一所学校/一所學校 a school |
| 索 | suǒ | outdated length unit of 10 zhàng, length of a rope, coins on a string | |
| 丝/絲 | sī | magnitude of 1/10000 | 丝米/絲米 1/10000 metre |
| 塔 | tǎ | piece | |
| 台(/臺) | tái | drama, aparatus, ... | 一台电视/一台電視 a television |
| 抬(/擡) | tái | thing lifted by two people | 八抬大轿/八抬大轎 eight lift sedan chair |
| 摊/攤 | tān | pool | 一滩水/一灘水 a pool of water |
| 坛/壇 | tán | relative to altar, earthen jug | 一坛佛事/一壇佛事 a Buddhism ritual |
| 堂 | táng | lesson, set | 一堂课/一堂課 a lesson |
| 趟 | tàng | step, suit in drama | 一趟火车/一趟火車 a course of train |
| 套 | tào | set | 一套餐具 a set of tableware |
| 提 | tí | objects being carried | 一提酒 wine being carried |
| 替 | tì | nubmer of times | |
| 挑 | tiāo | carrying pole with its load | 一挑水 two barrels of water |
| 条/條 | tiáo | strip, fish | 一条鱼/一條魚 a fish |
| 贴/貼 | tiē | plaster | 一贴膏药/一貼膏藥 a plaster |
| 帖 | tiě | mixed decotion | 一帖中药/一帖中藥 a dose of Chinese medicine |
| 莛 | tíng | stalk | 一莛草 a stick of grass |
| 梃 | tǐng | pole | |
| 挺 | tǐng | straight object | 一挺机关枪/一挺機關槍 a machine gun |
| 通 | tōng | number of times, telegram, phone call | 一通电话/一通電話 a phone call |
| 统/統 | tǒng | stele or timber, 1539 years | |
| 桶 | tǒng | barrel | 一桶水 a barrel of water |
| 筒 | tǒng | tube | 一筒米 a barrel of rice |
| 头/頭 | tóu | animal | 一头大象/一頭大象 an elephant |
| 团/團 | tuán | lump | 一团毛线/一團毛線 a ball of wool |
| 砣 | tuó | block | 一砣石头/一砣石頭 a stone |
| 庹 | tuǒ | outddated, length of stretched arms | |
| 弯/彎 | wān | curved moon | 一弯明月/一彎明月 a curved bright moon |
| 湾/灣 | wān | place on water | |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl, lantern | 一碗水 a bowl of water |
| 汪 | wāng | pool | 一汪水 a pool of water |
| 围/圍 | wéi | thing can be circled, length of a circle of two arms or fingers | 一围玉带/一圍玉帶 a jade belt |
| 尾 | wěi | fish | 一尾鱼/一尾魚 a fish |
| 味 | wèi | kind of medicinal herb | 五味药/五味藥 five kinds of herb |
| 文 | wén | coin | 一文钱/一文錢 a penny |
| 窝/窩 | wō | brood | 一窝小鸡/一窩小雞 a nest of chicks |
| 握 | wò | length of a fist, volume of a hand | |
| 武 | wǔ | outdated length unit of 6 chǐ | |
| 席 | xí | table of meal | 一席酒 a table of wine |
| 袭/襲 | xí | suit, layer | |
| 下 | xià | time of the same action | 点击鼠标两下/點擊滑鼠兩下 click the mouse two times |
| 线/線 | xiàn | gleam | 一线希望/一線希望 a glimmer of hope |
| 箱 | xiāng | volume of a box | 一箱宝石/一箱寶石 a box of precious stones |
| 响/響 | xiǎng | number of times of sound | 双响/雙響 two times of sound |
| 项/項 | xiàng | item | 一项任务/一項任務 a task |
| 些 | xiē | some, somewhat | 一些人 some people |
| 歇 | xiē | number of times, moment | 歇一歇 take a break |
| 巡 | xún | urging guests to drink | 酒过三巡/酒過三巡 after three times of persuading to drink |
| 浔/潯 | xún | depth unit fathom | |
| 眼 | yǎn | well | 一眼井 a well |
| 样/樣 | yàng | kind | 多样/多樣 diverse |
| 引 | yǐn | outdated length unit, 10 zhàng | |
| 匝 | zā | turn | 绕树三匝/繞樹三匝 around the tree three turns |
| 扎 | zā | bunch | 一扎钱/一扎錢 a bunch of cash |
| 载/載 | zài | capacity of a cart, 40 liǎng | |
| 遭 | zāo | time of encounter | 走一遭 go a time |
| 造 | zào | number of times of harvest | |
| 则/則 | zé | article | 一则公告/一則公告 an annoncement |
| 拃 | zhǎ | length of spreaded thumb and middle finger tips | |
| 盏/盞 | zhǎn | lamp, lantern | 一盏灯/一盞燈 a lamp |
| 张/張 | zhāng | piece of paper, table, chair, mouth, bow, ... | 一张明信片/一張明信片 a postcard |
| 章 | zhāng | movement of a song, chapter, tree | |
| 丈 | zhàng | length unit, 10/3 metre for now | 万丈深渊/萬丈深淵 ten thousand zhàng depth abyss |
| 帧/幀 | zhēn | piece of picture | 一帧油画/一幀油畫 an oil painting |
| 支 | zhī | rod, team, song, wattage of bulb | 一支钢笔/一支鋼筆 a pen |
| 只/隻 | zhī | animal, wing, ... | 一只老虎/一隻老虎 a tiger |
| 枝 | zhī | sprig, rod | 一枝月桂 a laurel |
| 纸/紙 | zhǐ | sheet of paper | 一纸空文/一紙空文 an invalid paper |
| 秩 | zhì | decade | |
| 盅 | zhōng | handleless small cup | 一盅酒 a little cup of wine |
| 钟/锺 | zhōng | handleless small cup, outdated volumn unit | |
| 荮/葤 | zhòu | ware bundled with grass | 一荮盘子/一荮盤子 a bundle of plates |
| 株 | zhū | plant | 一株树/一株樹 a tree |
| 铢/銖 | zhū | outdated weight unit, outdated monetary unit, monetary unit baht | |
| 注 | zhù | gambling capital, payment, rain | 一注钱/一注錢 a note of money |
| 炷 | zhù | lit incense | 一炷香 a lit incense |
| 转/轉 | zhuàn | rotation, number of times | 每分钟300转/每分鐘300轉 300 rounds per minute |
| zhuǎn | number of times about promotion | ||
| 庄/莊 | zhuāng | matter | |
| 桩/樁 | zhuāng | matter | 一桩案件/一樁案件 a case |
| 幢 | zhuàng/chuáng | building | 一幢大楼/一幢大樓 a large building |
| 锱/錙 | zī | outdated weight unit | |
| 宗 | zōng | matter | 一宗诉讼/一宗訴訟 a lawsuit |
| 综/綜 | zōng | tuft | 一综线/一綜線 a tuft of line |
| 组/組 | zǔ | set, bundle | 一组发电机/一組發電機 a set of generator, 一组线/一組線 a bundle of line |
| 尊 | zūn | idol, cannon, cup of wine | 一尊大炮/一尊大砲 a cannon |
| 座 | zuò | big and not movable thing | 一座山 a mountain |
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