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In Chinese, in order to specify a certain number of something, you combine a number with a '''measure word''', followed by the noun.
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." For example,
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.
  Below is a comprehensive list of Chinese measure words and how to use them.
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  !|Character
  !|Character
  !|Pinyin
  !|Pinyin
  !|Usage
  !|Usage or meaning
!Example
!Example
  |-
  |-
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   |string of the same things
   |string of the same things
|一串葡萄 a bunch of grapes
|一串葡萄 a bunch of grapes
|-
|-
|''事''
|''shì''
|''piece of garment''
|
|-
   |册
   |册
   |cè
   |cè
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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)
|-
|-
|''举''
|''jǔ''
|''outdated weight unit, 3 liǎng''
|
|-
|美
|měi
|mel scale
|
|-
   |具
   |具
   |jù
   |jù
   |coffin, corpse, bracket clock
   |coffin, corpse, bracket clock, ...
|一具棺材 a coffin
|一具棺材 a coffin
  |-
  |-
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   |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 a smiling face
|-
|-
|些
|xiē
|some, somewhat
|一些人 some people
|-
   |匝
   |匝
   |zā
   |zā
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   |team
   |team
|一队士兵 a team of soldiers
|一队士兵 a team of soldiers
|-
|-
|''陌''
|''mò''
|''outdated monetary unit, 100 wén''
|
|-
|''陔''
|''gāi''
|''stage''
|
|-
   |部
   |部
   |bù
   |bù
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   |time of amount
   |time of amount
|两倍收入 twice income
|两倍收入 twice income
|-
|-
|''儋''
|''dàn''
|''outdated unit of weight''
|
|-
|''卖''
|''mài''
|''dish''
|''一卖杂烩 a dish of chowder''
|-
   |亩
   |亩
   |mǔ
   |mǔ
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   |ware bundled with grass
   |ware bundled with grass
|一荮盘子 a bundle of plates
|一荮盘子 a bundle of plates
|-
|-
|''落''
|''luò''
|''pile''
|
|-
   |蓬
   |蓬
   |péng
   |péng
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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
|-
|''过''
|''guò''
|''number of times''
|
|-
|''进''
|''jìn''
|''layer''
|
|-
|通
|tōng
|number of times
|一通电话 a phone call
|-
|''造''
|''zào''
|''number of times of harvest''
|
|-
|-
   |遍
   |遍
   |biàn
   |biàn
   |time of action
   |number of times of action
|看一遍 look at it one time
|看一遍 look at it one time
  |-
  |-
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   |张
   |张
   |zhāng
   |zhāng
   |piece of paper, table, 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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   |curved moon
   |curved moon
|一弯明月 a curved bright moon
|一弯明月 a curved bright moon
|-
|-
|开
|kāi
|karat, folds of folio
|
|-
|''庄''
|''zhuāng''
|''number of matters''
|
|-
   |床
   |床
   |chuáng
   |chuáng
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|一座山 a mountain
|一座山 a mountain
  |-
  |-
   |庹
   |''庹''
   |tuǒ
   |''tuǒ''
   |outddated, length of stretched arms
   |''outddated, length of stretched arms''
|
|
  |-
  |-
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   |tiě
   |tiě
   |mixed decotion
   |mixed decotion
|一帖中药
|一帖中药 a dose of Chinese medicine
  |-
  |-
   |帧
   |帧
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   |table of meal
   |table of meal
|一席酒 a table of wine
|一席酒 a table of wine
|-
|-
  |常
|''常''
  |
|''cháng''
  |
|''outdated unit of length, 1 zhàng 4 chǐ''
|
|
|-
|-
   |幅
   |幅
   |
   |fú
   |
   |paintiing, cloth
|
|一幅画 a painting
  |-
  |-
   |幢
   |幢
   |
   |zhuàng
   |
   |building
|
|一幢大楼 a large building
  |-
  |-
   |口
   |口
   |
   |kǒu
   |
   |well, mouthful of food, ...
|
|一口井 a well
  |-
  |-
   |句
   |句
   |
   |jù
   |
   |sentence
|
|一句话  a sentence
  |-
  |-
   |号
   |号
   |
   |hào
   |
   |people
|
|几十号人 tens of people
  |-
  |-
   |台
   |台
   |
   |tái
   |
   |drama, aparatus, ...
|
|一台电视 a television
  |-
  |-
   |只
   |只
   |
   |zhī
   |
   |animal, wing, ...
|
|一只老虎 a tiger
  |-
  |-
   |吊
   |''吊''
   |
   |''diào''
   |
   |''outdated monetery unit, 1000 coins''
|
|
  |-
  |-
   |合
   |合
   |
   |gě
   |
   |volume unit, 1/10 litre;
 
outdated untelsil for grains
|
|
  |-
  |-
   |名
   |名
   |
   |míng
   |
   |people
|
|一名商人 a merchant
  |-
  |-
   |吨
   |吨
   |
   |dūn
   |
   |ton;
 
volume unit for ship, 2.83 cubic metres
|
|
  |-
  |-
   |和
   |和
   |
   |huò
   |
   |time of changing water
|
|洗了三和 washed three times
  |-
  |-
   |味
   |味
   |
   |wèi
   |
   |kind of medicinal herb
|
|五味药  five kinds of medicinal herb
  |-
  |-
   |响
   |响
   |
   |xiǎng
   |
   |number of times of sound
|
|双响 two times of sound
  |-
  |-
   |骑
   |骑
   |
   |qí
   |
   |person with horse
|
|千乘万骑 thousand chariots and ten thousand cavalry
  |-
  |-
   |门
   |门
   |
   |mén
   |
   |cannon
|
|一门大炮  a big cannon
  |-
  |-
   |间
   |间
   |
   |jiān
   |
   |room
|
|一间公寓  an apartment
  |-
  |-
   |阕
   |阕
   |
   |què
   |
   |lyrics
|
|一阕词 a line of verse
  |-
  |-
   |宗
   |宗
   |
   |zōng
   |
   |matter
|
|一宗诉讼  a lawsuit
  |-
  |-
   |客
   |客
   |
   |kè
   |
   |sale of food
|
|一客冰淇淋 an ice-cream
  |-
  |-
   |家
   |家
   |
   |jiā
   |
   |family, shop or enterprise, ...
|一家店铺 a shop
|-
|''彪''
|''biāo''
|''outdated, troop''
|
|
|-
|-
  |彪
  |
  |
|
|-
   |层
   |层
   |
   |céng
   |
   |layer
|
|一层楼 a floor
  |-
  |-
   |尾
   |尾
   |
   |wěi
   |
   |fish
|
|一尾鱼 a fish
  |-
  |-
   |届
   |届
   |
   |jiè
   |
   |term of meeting or the group of students to graduate
|
|一届会议 a meeting
  |-
  |-
   |声
   |声
   |
   |shēng
   |
   |number of times of sound
|
|一声叹息 a sigh
  |-
  |-
   |扎
   |扎
   |
   |zā
   |
   |bunch
|
|一扎钱 a bunch of cash
  |-
  |-
   |打
   |打
   |
   |dá
   |
   |dozen
|
|一打铅笔 a dozen pencils
  |-
  |-
   |扣
   |扣
   |
   |kòu
   |
   |bunch of document, thread lap
|
|拧了三扣 screwed three laps
  |-
  |-
   |把
   |把
   |
   |bǎ
   |
   |handful thing
|一把粮食 a hand of grains
|-
|抛
|pāo
|dirty thing
|
|
|-
|-
  |抛
  |
  |
|
|-
   |批
   |批
   |
   |pī
   |
   |large thing or large amount of things
|
|一批货物 a batch of goods
  |-
  |-
   |抔
   |抔
   |
   |póu
   |
   |grains
|
|一抔沙子 a handful of sand
  |-
  |-
   |抱
   |抱
   |
   |bào
   |
   |encirclement of two arms
|
|一抱柴火 an armful of firewood
  |-
  |-
   |拨
   |拨
   |
   |bō
   |
   |group
|
|一拨客人 a group of customers
  |-
  |-
   |担
   |担
   |
   |dàn
   |
   |thing beared by shoulders
|
|一担水 a bucket of water
  |-
  |-
   |拉
   |拉
   |
   |lǎ
   |
   |the divided
|
|半拉地 the half of divided land
  |-
  |-
   |抬
   |抬
   |
   |tái
   |
   |thing lifted by two people
|
|八抬大轿 eight lift sedan chair
  |-
  |-
   |拃
   |拃
   |
   |zhǎ
   |
   |length of spreaded thumb and middle finger tips
|
|
  |-
  |-
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