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|handful thing
|handful thing
|一把粮食 a hand of grains
|一把粮食 a hand of grains
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|班
|bān
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|版
|bǎn
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|瓣
|bàn
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|包
|包
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|encirclement of two arms
|encirclement of two arms
|一抱柴火 an armful of firewood
|一抱柴火 an armful of firewood
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|杯
|bēi
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|倍
|倍
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|time of amount
|time of amount
|两倍收入 twice income
|两倍收入 twice income
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|本
|běn
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|笔
|bǐ
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|遍
|遍
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|''biāo''
|''biāo''
|''outdated, troop''
|''outdated, troop''
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|柄
|bǐng
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|group
|group
|一拨客人 a group of customers
|一拨客人 a group of customers
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|步
|bù
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|部
|部
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|movie, novel, vehicle, phone, ...
|movie, novel, vehicle, phone, ...
|一部电影 a movie
|一部电影 a movie
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|槽
|cáo
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|册
|册
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|''cháng''
|''cháng''
|''outdated unit of length, 1 zhàng 4 chǐ''
|''outdated unit of length, 1 zhàng 4 chǐ''
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| rowspan="2" |场
|chǎng
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|cháng
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|车
|chē
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|bedding
|bedding
|一床被子 a quilt
|一床被子 a quilt
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|锤
|chuí
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|撮
|cuō
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|搭
|dā
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|打
|打
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|dozen
|dozen
|一打铅笔 a dozen pencils
|一打铅笔 a dozen pencils
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|沓
|dá
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|担
|担
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|strip, door, meal, question, sight of intrest, ...
|strip, door, meal, question, sight of intrest, ...
|一道门 a door
|一道门 a door
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|滴
|dī
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|点
|diǎn
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|''吊''
|''吊''
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|stack
|stack
|一叠盘子 a stack of plates
|一叠盘子 a stack of plates
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|锭
|dìng
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|栋
|dòng
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|蔸
|蔸
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|plant
|plant
|一蔸草 a stick of grass
|一蔸草 a stick of grass
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|堵
|dǔ
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|段
|duàn
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|堆
|duī
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|队
|队
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volume unit for ship, 2.83 cubic metres
volume unit for ship, 2.83 cubic metres
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|墩
|dūn
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|朵
|duǒ
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|垛
|duò
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|cartridge
|cartridge
|一发子弹 a bullet
|一发子弹 a bullet
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|房
|fáng
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|分
|分
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|''gāi''
|''gāi''
|''stage''
|''stage''
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|杆
|gǎn
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|universal measure word
|universal measure word
|一个人 a person,  一个场景 a scene
|一个人 a person,  一个场景 a scene
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|根
|gēn
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|弓
|弓
|gōng
|gōng
|outdated unit of length, 1/5 chǐ
|outdated unit of length, 1/5 chǐ
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|股
|gǔ
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|挂
|guà
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|桄
|guàng
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|people
|people
|几十号人 tens of people
|几十号人 tens of people
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|泓
|hóng
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|户
|hù
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|回
|huí
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|伙
|伙
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|time of changing water
|time of changing water
|洗了三和 washed three times
|洗了三和 washed three times
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|级
|jí
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|记
|记
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|family, shop or enterprise, ...
|family, shop or enterprise, ...
|一家店铺 a shop
|一家店铺 a shop
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|架
|jià
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|肩
|jiān
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|间
|间
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|room
|room
|一间公寓  an apartment
|一间公寓  an apartment
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|煎
|jiān
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|件
|件
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|affair, garment
|affair, garment
|一件事 an affair
|一件事 an affair
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|绞
|jiǎo
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|觉
|jiào
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|节
|节
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|section
|section
|一节比赛 a section of game, 一节竹子 a section of bamboo
|一节比赛 a section of game, 一节竹子 a section of bamboo
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|截
|jié
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|介
|介
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|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 a meeting
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|斤
|jīn
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|''进''
|''进''
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|thin stick
|thin stick
|一茎草 a stick of grass
|一茎草 a stick of grass
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|掬
|jū
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|''举''
|''举''
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|coffin, corpse, bracket clock, ...
|coffin, corpse, bracket clock, ...
|一具棺材 a coffin
|一具棺材 a coffin
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|犋
|jù
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|卷
|juǎn
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|开
|开
|kāi
|kāi
|karat, folds of folio
|karat, folds of folio
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|棵
|kē
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|sale of food
|sale of food
|一客冰淇淋 an ice-cream
|一客冰淇淋 an ice-cream
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|孔
|kǒng
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|口
|口
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|bunch of document, thread lap
|bunch of document, thread lap
|拧了三扣 screwed three laps
|拧了三扣 screwed three laps
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|块
|kuài
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|捆
|kǔn
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|拉
|拉
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|unit of weight, 50 grams for now
|unit of weight, 50 grams for now
|半斤八两 half jin and eight liang (idiom, at the same level, derogatory)
|半斤八两 half jin and eight liang (idiom, at the same level, derogatory)
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|辆
|liàng
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|料
|liào
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|列
|列
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|500 piecses of paper
|500 piecses of paper
|一令纸 500 pieces of paper
|一令纸 500 pieces of paper
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|绺
|liǔ
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|溜
|liù
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|炉
|lú
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|轮
|lún
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|''落''
|''落''
|''luò''
|''luò''
|''pile''
|''pile''
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|摞
|luò
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|缕
|lǚ
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|锊
|lüè
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|dish
|dish
|一卖杂烩 a dish of chowder
|一卖杂烩 a dish of chowder
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|枚
|méi
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|美
|美
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|cannon
|cannon
|一门大炮  a big cannon
|一门大炮  a big cannon
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|秒
|miǎo
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|缗
|mín
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|名
|名
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|unit of area, 1/15 hectare for now
|unit of area, 1/15 hectare for now
|一亩地 1 mu of land
|一亩地 1 mu of land
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|排
|pái
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|派
|pài
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|爿
|pán
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|泡
|pāo
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|抛
|抛
|pāo
|pāo
|dirty thing
|dirty thing
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|脬
|pāo
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|盆
|pén
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|the dishevelled
|the dishevelled
|一蓬凤尾竹 a Bambusa multiplex
|一蓬凤尾竹 a Bambusa multiplex
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|捧
|pěng
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|批
|批
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|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 a batch of goods
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|片
|piàn
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|撇
|piě
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|榀
|pǐn
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|抔
|抔
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|grains
|grains
|一抔沙子 a handful of sand
|一抔沙子 a handful of sand
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|铺
|pū
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|骑
|骑
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|person with horse
|person with horse
|千乘万骑 thousand chariots and ten thousand cavalry
|千乘万骑 thousand chariots and ten thousand cavalry
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|掐
|qiā
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|钱
|qián
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|腔
|qiāng
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   |丘
   |丘
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   |divided paddy field
   |divided paddy field
|一丘田 a paddy field
|一丘田 a paddy field
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|曲
|qǔ
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|圈
|quān
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|拳
|quán
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|阕
|阕
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|term of office
|term of office
|一任总统 a president
|一任总统 a president
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|扇
|shàn
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|声
|声
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|''shì''
|''shì''
|''piece of garment''
|''piece of garment''
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|手
|shǒu
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|熟
|shú
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|束
|shù
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|pair
|pair
|一双翅膀 a pair of wings
|一双翅膀 a pair of wings
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|梭
|suō
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|所
|suǒ
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|丝
|丝
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|magnitude, 1/10000
|magnitude, 1/10000
|丝米 1/10000 metre
|丝米 1/10000 metre
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|塔
|tǎ
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|台
|台
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|thing lifted by two people
|thing lifted by two people
|八抬大轿 eight lift sedan chair
|八抬大轿 eight lift sedan chair
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|摊
|tān
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|滩
|tān
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|坛
|tán
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|堂
|táng
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|套
|套
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|set
|set
|一套餐具 a set of tableware
|一套餐具 a set of tableware
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|提
|tí
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|替
|tì
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|挑
|tiāo
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|条
|tiáo
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|贴
|tiē
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|帖
|帖
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|stalk
|stalk
|一莛草 a stick of grass
|一莛草 a stick of grass
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|梃
|tǐng
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|挺
|tǐng
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|通
|通
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|number of times, telegram, phone call
|number of times, telegram, phone call
|一通电话 a phone call
|一通电话 a phone call
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|统
|tǒng
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|桶
|tǒng
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|头
|头
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|animal
|animal
|一头大象 an elephant
|一头大象 an elephant
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|团
|tuán
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|''庹''
|''庹''
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|curved moon
|curved moon
|一弯明月 a curved bright moon
|一弯明月 a curved bright moon
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|湾
|wān
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|汪
|wāng
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|围
|wéi
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|尾
|尾
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|kind of medicinal herb
|kind of medicinal herb
|五味药  five kinds of herb
|五味药  five kinds of herb
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|文
|wén
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|握
|wò
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|武
|wǔ
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|席
|席
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   |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 click the mouse two times
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|线
|xiàn
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|响
|响
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|some, somewhat
|some, somewhat
|一些人 some people
|一些人 some people
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|歇
|xiē
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|巡
|巡
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|urging guests to drink
|urging guests to drink
|酒过三巡 after three times of persuading to drink
|酒过三巡 after three times of persuading to drink
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|浔
|xún
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|样
|yàng
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|引
|引
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|bunch
|bunch
|一扎钱 a bunch of cash
|一扎钱 a bunch of cash
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|载
|zài
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|遭
|遭
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|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 a postcard
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|章
|zhāng
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|丈
|丈
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|piece of picture
|piece of picture
|一帧油画 an oil painting
|一帧油画 an oil painting
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|支
|zhī
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|只
|只
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|一只老虎 a tiger
|一只老虎 a tiger
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|-
|荮
|枝
|zhòu
|zhī
|ware bundled with grass
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|一荮盘子 a bundle of plates
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|''庄''
|''zhuāng''
|''number of matters''
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|幢
|纸
|zhuàng
|zhǐ
|building
|一幢大楼 a large building
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|宗
|zōng
|matter
|一宗诉讼  a lawsuit
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|尊
|zūn
|idol, cannon, cup of wine
|一尊大炮 a cannon
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|座
|zuò
|big and not movable thing
|一座山 a mountain
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  |挂
  |guà
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  |挑
  |tiāo
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  |挺
|秩
  |tǐng
|zhì
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  |捆
  |kǔn
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  |掬
|钟
  |jū
|zhōng
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  |排
  |pái
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  |捧
|荮
  |pěng
|zhòu
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|ware bundled with grass
|一荮盘子 a bundle of plates
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|株
|zhū
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  |掐
  |qiā
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  |搭
|铢
  |dā
|zhū
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  |提
  |tí
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  |握
|注
  |wò
|zhù
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  |摊
  |tān
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  |摞
  |luò
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  |撇
  |piě
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  |撮
  |cuō
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  |汪
  |wāng
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  |泓
  |hóng
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  |泡
  |pāo
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  |注
  |zhù
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  |浔
  |xún
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  |派
  |pài
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  |湾
  |wān
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  |溜
  |liù
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  |滩
  |tān
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  |滴
  |dī
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  |级
  |jí
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  |纸
  |zhǐ
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  |线
  |xiàn
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  |组
  |zǔ
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  |绞
  |jiǎo
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  |统
  |tǒng
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  |绺
  |liǔ
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  |综
  |zōng
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  |缕
  |lǚ
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  |缗
  |mín
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  | rowspan="2" |场
  |chǎng
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|cháng
|炷
|zhù
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  |块
| rowspan="2" |转
  |kuài
|zhuàn
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  |坛
  |tán
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  |垛
  |duò
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  |堵
  |dǔ
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  |堆
  |duī
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  |堂
  |táng
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  |塔
  |tǎ
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  |墩
  |dūn
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  |回
  |huí
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  |团
  |tuán
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  |围
  |wéi
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  |圈
  |quān
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  |孔
  |kǒng
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  |贴
  |tiē
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  |点
  |diǎn
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  |煎
  |jiān
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  |熟
  |shú
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  |车
  |chē
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  |轮
  |lún
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  | rowspan="2" |转
  |zhuàn
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  |载
|''庄''
  |zài
|''zhuāng''
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|''number of matters''
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  |辆
|桩
  |liàng
|zhuāng
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  |料
  |liào
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  |卷
|幢
  |juǎn
|zhuàng
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|building
|一幢大楼 a large building
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|锱
|zī
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  |截
  |jié
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  |户
|宗
  |hù
|zōng
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|matter
|一宗诉讼  a lawsuit
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|综
|zōng
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  |房
  |fáng
  |
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  |所
|组
  |suǒ
|zǔ
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  |扇
  |shàn
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  |炉
|尊
  |lú
|zūn
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|idol, cannon, cup of wine
|一尊大炮 a cannon
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|座
|zuò
|big and not movable thing
|一座山 a mountain
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  |炷
  |zhù
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  |觉
  |jiào
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  |斤
  |jīn
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  |笔
  |bǐ
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  |本
  |běn
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  |朵
  |duǒ
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  |杆
  |gǎn
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  |束
  |shù
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  |条
  |tiáo
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  |杯
  |bēi
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  |枚
  |méi
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  |枝
  |zhī
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  |柄
  |bǐng
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  |栋
  |dòng
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  |架
  |jià
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  |根
  |gēn
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  |桄
  |guàng
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  |梃
  |tǐng
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  |样
  |yàng
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  |株
  |zhū
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  |桩
  |zhuāng
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  |梭
  |suō
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  |桶
  |tǒng
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  |棵
  |kē
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  |榀
  |pǐn
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  |槽
  |cáo
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  |犋
  |jù
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  |爿
  |pán
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  |片
  |piàn
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  |版
  |bǎn
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  |歇
  |xiē
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  |手
  |shǒu
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  |拳
  |quán
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  |段
  |duàn
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  |沓
  |dá
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  |班
  |bān
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  |文
  |wén
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  |曲
  |qǔ
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  |替
  |tì
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  |股
  |gǔ
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  |肩
  |jiān
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  |脬
  |pāo
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  |腔
  |qiāng
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  |支
  |zhī
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  |步
  |bù
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  |武
  |wǔ
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  |瓣
  |bàn
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  |秒
  |miǎo
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  |秩
  |zhì
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  |钟
  |zhōng
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  |钱
  |qián
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  |铢
  |zhū
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  |锊
  |lüè
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  |铺
  |pū
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  |锤
  |chuí
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  |锭
  |dìng
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  |锱
  |zī
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  |章
  |zhāng
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  |盆
  |pén
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   |盏
   |盏
   |zhǎn
   |zhǎn

Revision as of 07:37, 26 April 2017

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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 a hand of grains
班 bān
版 bǎn
瓣 bàn
包 bāo pack 一包烟 a pack of cigarette
抱 bào encirclement of two arms 一抱柴火 an armful of firewood
杯 bēi
倍 bèi time of amount 两倍收入 twice income
本 běn
笔 bǐ
遍 biàn number of times of action 看一遍 look at it one time
彪 biāo outdated, troop
柄 bǐng
拨 bō group 一拨客人 a group of customers
步 bù
部 bù movie, novel, vehicle, phone, ... 一部电影 a movie
槽 cáo
册 cè book 一册书 a book
层 céng layer 一层楼 a floor
常 cháng outdated unit of length, 1 zhàng 4 chǐ
场 chǎng
cháng
车 chē
出 chū drama 一出戏 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 chuí
撮 cuō
搭 dā
打 dá dozen 一打铅笔 a dozen pencils
沓 dá
担 dàn thing beared by shoulders 一担水 a bucket of water
儋 dàn outdated unit of weight
刀 dāo time of cutting, 100 pieces of paper 切三刀 to cut 3 times, 一刀纸 100 pieces of paper
道 dào strip, door, meal, question, sight of intrest, ... 一道门 a door
滴 dī
点 diǎn
吊 diào outdated monetery unit, 1000 coins
叠 dié stack 一叠盘子 a stack of plates
锭 dìng
栋 dòng
蔸 dōu plant 一蔸草 a stick of grass
堵 dǔ
段 duàn
堆 duī
队 duì team 一队士兵 a team of soldiers
对 duì pair 一对情侣 a pair of lovers
吨 dūn ton;

volume unit for ship, 2.83 cubic metres

墩 dūn
朵 duǒ
垛 duò
发 fā cartridge 一发子弹 a bullet
房 fáng
分 fēn divided part 二分之一 1/2
份 fèn part 一份牛排 a steak, 一份报纸 a newspaper
幅 fú paintiing, cloth 一幅画 a painting
副 fù set of thing, attitude 一副盔甲 a suit of armor, 一副笑脸 a smiling face
陔 gāi stage
杆 gǎn
合 gě volume unit, 1/10 litre;

outdated untelsil for grains

个 gè universal measure word 一个人 a person, 一个场景 a scene
根 gēn
弓 gōng outdated unit of length, 1/5 chǐ
股 gǔ
挂 guà
桄 guàng
过 guò number of times
号 hào people 几十号人 tens of people
泓 hóng
户 hù
回 huí
伙 huǒ group of people 一伙强盗 a group of robbers
和 huò time of changing water 洗了三和 washed three times
级 jí
记 jì hit on body 一记耳光 a slap in the face
剂 jì decoction of medicinal ingredients 一剂药 a dose of medicine
家 jiā family, shop or enterprise, ... 一家店铺 a shop
架 jià
肩 jiān
间 jiān room 一间公寓 an apartment
煎 jiān
件 jiàn affair, garment 一件事 an affair
绞 jiǎo
觉 jiào
节 jié section 一节比赛 a section of game, 一节竹子 a section of bamboo
截 jié
介 jiè person with occupation 一介书生 a scholar
届 jiè term of meeting or the group of students to graduate 一届会议 a meeting
斤 jīn
进 jìn layer
茎 jīng thin stick 一茎草 a stick of grass
掬 jū
举 jǔ outdated weight unit, 3 liǎng
句 jù sentence 一句话 a sentence
具 jù coffin, corpse, bracket clock, ... 一具棺材 a coffin
犋 jù
卷 juǎn
开 kāi karat, folds of folio
棵 kē
客 kè sale of food 一客冰淇淋 an ice-cream
孔 kǒng
口 kǒu well, mouthful of food, ... 一口井 a well
扣 kòu bunch of document, thread lap 拧了三扣 screwed three laps
块 kuài
捆 kǔn
拉 lǎ the divided 半拉地 the half of divided land
厘 lí magnitude, 1/100;

unit of length, weight, acreage or

interest rate

厘米 1/100 metre
两 liǎng unit of weight, 50 grams for now 半斤八两 half jin and eight liang (idiom, at the same level, derogatory)
辆 liàng
料 liào
列 liè row of the same things 一列火车 a train
令 lǐng 500 piecses of paper 一令纸 500 pieces of paper
绺 liǔ
溜 liù
炉 lú
轮 lún
落 luò pile
摞 luò
缕 lǚ
锊 lüè
卖 mài dish 一卖杂烩 a dish of chowder
枚 méi
美 měi mel scale
门 mén cannon 一门大炮 a big cannon
秒 miǎo
缗 mín
名 míng people 一名商人 a merchant
陌 mò outdated monetary unit, 100 wén
亩 mǔ unit of area, 1/15 hectare for now 一亩地 1 mu of land
排 pái
派 pài
爿 pán
泡 pāo
抛 pāo dirty thing
脬 pāo
盆 pén
蓬 péng the dishevelled 一蓬凤尾竹 a Bambusa multiplex
捧 pěng
批 pī large thing or large amount of things 一批货物 a batch of goods
片 piàn
撇 piě
榀 pǐn
抔 póu grains 一抔沙子 a handful of sand
铺 pū
骑 qí person with horse 千乘万骑 thousand chariots and ten thousand cavalry
掐 qiā
钱 qián
腔 qiāng
丘 qiū divided paddy field 一丘田 a paddy field
曲 qǔ
圈 quān
拳 quán
阕 què lyrics 一阕词 a line of verse
任 rèn term of office 一任总统 a president
扇 shàn
声 shēng number of times of sound 一声叹息 a sigh
乘 shèng chariot 千乘之国 country with a thousand chariots
事 shì piece of garment
手 shǒu
熟 shú
束 shù
双 shuāng pair 一双翅膀 a pair of wings
梭 suō
所 suǒ
丝 sī magnitude, 1/10000 丝米 1/10000 metre
塔 tǎ
台 tái drama, aparatus, ... 一台电视 a television
抬 tái thing lifted by two people 八抬大轿 eight lift sedan chair
摊 tān
滩 tān
坛 tán
堂 táng
套 tào set 一套餐具 a set of tableware
提 tí
替 tì
挑 tiāo
条 tiáo
贴 tiē
帖 tiě mixed decotion 一帖中药 a dose of Chinese medicine
莛 tíng stalk 一莛草 a stick of grass
梃 tǐng
挺 tǐng
通 tōng number of times, telegram, phone call 一通电话 a phone call
统 tǒng
桶 tǒng
头 tóu animal 一头大象 an elephant
团 tuán
庹 tuǒ outddated, length of stretched arms
弯 wān curved moon 一弯明月 a curved bright moon
湾 wān
汪 wāng
围 wéi
尾 wěi fish 一尾鱼 a fish
味 wèi kind of medicinal herb 五味药 five kinds of herb
文 wén
握 wò
武 wǔ
席 xí table of meal 一席酒 a table of wine
下 xià time of the same action 点击鼠标两下 click the mouse two times
线 xiàn
响 xiǎng number of times of sound 双响 two times of sound
些 xiē some, somewhat 一些人 some people
歇 xiē
巡 xún urging guests to drink 酒过三巡 after three times of persuading to drink
浔 xún
样 yàng
引 yǐn outdated unit of length, 10 zhàng
匝 zā turn 绕树三匝 around the tree three turns
扎 zā bunch 一扎钱 a bunch of cash
载 zài
遭 zāo time of encounter 走一遭 go a time
造 zào number of times of harvest
则 zé article 一则公告 an annoncement
拃 zhǎ length of spreaded thumb and middle finger tips
张 zhāng piece of paper, table, chair, mouth, bow, ... 一张明信片 a postcard
章 zhāng
丈 zhàng unit of length, 10/3 metre for now 万丈深渊 ten thousand zhang depth abyss
帧 zhēn piece of picture 一帧油画 an oil painting
支 zhī
只 zhī animal, wing, ... 一只老虎 a tiger
枝 zhī
纸 zhǐ
秩 zhì
钟 zhōng
荮 zhòu ware bundled with grass 一荮盘子 a bundle of plates
株 zhū
铢 zhū
注 zhù
炷 zhù
转 zhuàn
zhuǎn
庄 zhuāng number of matters
桩 zhuāng
幢 zhuàng building 一幢大楼 a large building
锱 zī
宗 zōng matter 一宗诉讼 a lawsuit
综 zōng
组 zǔ
尊 zūn idol, cannon, cup of wine 一尊大炮 a cannon
座 zuò big and not movable thing 一座山 a mountain
盏 zhǎn
盘 pán
眉 méi
眼 yǎn
石 dàn
码 mǎ
砣 tuó
碗 wǎn
磴 dèng
票 piào
罗 luó
畈 fàn
番 fān
窝 wō
联 lián
缶 fǒu
耦 ǒu
粒 lì
索 suǒ
累 léi
緉 liǎng
般 bān
艘 sōu
竿 gān
筥 jǔ
筒 tǒng
筹 chóu
管 guǎn
篇 piān
箱 xiāng
簇 cù
角 jiǎo
重 chóng
身 shēn
躯 qū
酲 chéng
起 qǐ
趟 tàng
面 miàn
首 shǒu
项 xiàng
领 lǐng
顶 dǐng
颗 kē
顷 qǐng
袭 xí
群 qún
袋 dài
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