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  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.


{| class="wikitable"  
{| class="wikitable"
!|Character
|+Italic means uncommon.
!|Character
  !|Pinyin
  !|Pinyin
  !|Usage or meaning
  !|Usage or meaning
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|班
|班
|bān
|bān
|
|group of people, scheduled transportation
|
|一班公交车 a bus
|-
|-
|版
|''''
|bǎn
|''bǎn''
|
|''outdated unit for wall''
|
|
|-
|-
|般
|般
|bān
|bān
|
|kind
|
|一般风景 a kind of scene
|-
|-
|瓣
|瓣
|bàn
|bàn
|
|segment of flower
|
|一瓣花瓣 a segment of flower
|-
|-
|包
|包
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|一包烟 a pack of cigarette
|一包烟 a pack of cigarette
|-
|-
|抱
|''''
|bào
|''bào''
|encirclement of two arms
|''encirclement of two arms''
|一抱柴火 an armful of firewood
|''一抱柴火 an armful of firewood''
|-
|-
|杯
|杯
|bēi
|bēi
|
|amount of a cup
|
|一杯咖啡  a cup of coffee
|-
|-
|倍
|倍
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|本
|本
|běn
|běn
|
|book, plant
|
|一本书 a book
|-
|-
|笔/筆
|笔/筆
|bǐ
|bǐ
|
|payment, painting and calligraphy
|
|一笔交易 a deal
|-
|-
|遍
|遍
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|柄
|柄
|bǐng
|bǐng
|
|thing with handle
|
|一柄锤子 a hammer
|-
|-
|拨/撥
|拨/撥
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|步
|步
|bù
|bù
|
|step, length of a step
|
|一步棋 a move of chess
|-
|-
|部
|部
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|一部电影 a movie
|一部电影 a movie
|-
|-
|槽
|''''
|cáo
|''cáo''
|
|''groove''
|
|''一槽窗户 a slot of window''
|-
|-
|册
|册
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|''常''
|''常''
|''cháng''
|''cháng''
|''outdated unit of length, 1 zhàng 4 chǐ''
|''outdated length unit, 1 zhàng 4 chǐ''
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |场/場
| rowspan="2" |场/場
|chǎng
|chǎng
|
|activity
|
|一场比赛 a match, 一场地震 an earthquake
|-
|-
|cháng
|cháng
|
|number of time
|
|一场雨 a rain
|-
|-
|车/車
|车/車
|chē
|chē
|
|volume of a car/cart
|
|一车粮食 a car/cart of food
|-
|-
|酲
|''''
|chéng
|''chéng''
|
|''wine urn''
|
|''一酲酒 an urn of wine''
|-
|-
|重
|重
|chóng
|chóng
|
|layer, piece
|
|三重门 three layers of door
|-
|-
|筹/籌
|''筹/籌''
|chóu
|''chóu''
|
|''people''
|
|''三筹好汉 three heroes''
|-
|-
|出
|出
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|一床被子 a quilt
|一床被子 a quilt
|-
|-
|锤/錘
|''锤/錘''
|chuí
|''chuí''
|
|''outdated monetary unit''
|
|
|-
|-
|簇
|簇
|cù
|cù
|
|cluster
|
|一簇鲜花 a cluster of flowers
|-
|-
|撮
|撮
|cuō
|cuō
|
|milliliter, pinch
|
|一撮土 a pinch of soil
|-
|-
|搭
|搭
|dā
|dā
|
|piece
|
|
|-
|-
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|一打铅笔 a dozen pencils
|一打铅笔 a dozen pencils
|-
|-
|沓
| rowspan="2" |沓
|dá
|dá
|
|pile
|
|一沓信纸 a pile of letter paper
|-
|tà
|set
|一沓杯子 a set of cups
|-
|-
|袋
|袋
|dài
|dài
|
|amount of a sack
|
|一袋米 a sack of rice
|-
|-
|石
|石
|dàn
|dàn
|
|weight unit, volume unit
|
|
|-
|-
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|''儋''
|''儋''
|''dàn''
|''dàn''
|''outdated unit of weight''
|''outdated weight unit''
|
|
|-
|-
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|一道门 a door
|一道门 a door
|-
|-
|磴
|''''
|dèng
|''dèng''
|
|''stair''
|
|''十磴台阶 ten steps of stair''
|-
|-
|滴
|滴
|dī
|dī
|
|drop
|
|一滴水 a drop of water
|-
|-
|点/點
|点/點
|diǎn
|diǎn
|
|uncertain little amount
|
|一点甜味 a little sweetness
|-
|-
|''吊''
|''吊''
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|弓
|弓
|gōng
|gōng
|outdated unit of length, 1/5 chǐ
|outdated length unit, 1/5 chǐ
|
|
|-
|-
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|lí
|lí
|magnitude, 1/100;
|magnitude, 1/100;
length, weight, acreage or


unit of length, weight, acreage or
interest rate unit
 
interest rate
|厘米 1/100 metre
|厘米 1/100 metre
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|-
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|两/兩
|两/兩
|liǎng
|liǎng
|unit of weight, 50 grams for now
|weight unit, 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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|-
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|亩
|亩
|mǔ
|mǔ
|unit of area, 1/15 hectare for now
|area unit, 1/15 hectare for now
|一亩地 1 mu of land
|一亩地 1 mu of land
|-
|-
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|引
|引
|yǐn
|yǐn
|outdated unit of length, 10 zhàng
|outdated length unit, 10 zhàng
|
|
|-
|-
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|丈
|丈
|zhàng
|zhàng
|unit of length, 10/3 metre for now
|length unit, 10/3 metre for now
|万丈深渊 ten thousand zhang depth abyss
|万丈深渊 ten thousand zhang depth abyss
|-
|-
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