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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 | ||
般 | bān | ||
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/筆 | bǐ | ||
遍 | biàn | number of times of action | 看一遍 look at it one time |
彪 | biāo | outdated, troop | |
柄 | bǐng | ||
拨/撥 | 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/層 | céng | layer | 一层楼 a floor |
常 | cháng | outdated unit of length, 1 zhàng 4 chǐ | |
场/場 | chǎng | ||
cháng | |||
车/車 | chē | ||
酲 | chéng | ||
重 | chóng | ||
筹/籌 | chóu | ||
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/錘 | chuí | ||
簇 | cù | ||
撮 | cuō | ||
搭 | dā | ||
打 | dá | dozen | 一打铅笔 a dozen pencils |
沓 | dá | ||
袋 | dài | ||
石 | dàn | ||
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儋 | dàn | outdated unit of weight | |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 |
磴 | dèng | ||
滴 | dī | ||
点/點 | diǎn | ||
吊 | diào | outdated monetery unit, 1000 coins | |
叠 | dié | stack | 一叠盘子 a stack of plates |
顶/頂 | dǐng | ||
锭/錠 | dìng | ||
栋/棟 | dòng | ||
蔸 | dōu | plant | 一蔸草 a stick of grass |
堵 | dǔ | ||
段 | duàn | ||
堆 | duī | ||
队/隊 | duì | team | 一队士兵 a team of soldiers |
对/對 | duì | pair | 一对情侣 a pair of lovers |
吨/噸 | dūn | ton;
volume unit for ship, 2.83 cubic metres |
|
墩 | dūn | ||
朵 | duǒ | ||
垛 | duò | ||
发/發 | fā | cartridge | 一发子弹 a bullet |
番 | fān | ||
畈 | fàn | ||
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 |
缶 | fǒu | ||
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 | |
竿 | gān | ||
杆 | gǎn | ||
合 | gě | volume unit, 1/10 litre;
outdated untelsil for grains |
|
个/個 | 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 | ||
管 | guǎn | ||
桄 | guàng | ||
过/過 | guò | number of times | |
号/號 | hào | people | 几十号人 tens of people |
泓 | hóng | ||
户 | hù | ||
回 | huí | ||
伙/夥 | 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/級 | jí | ||
记/記 | jì | hit on body | 一记耳光 a slap in the face |
剂/劑 | 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/間 | jiān | room | 一间公寓 an apartment |
煎 | jiān | ||
件 | jiàn | affair, garment | 一件事 an affair |
角 | jiǎo | ||
绞/絞 | jiǎo | ||
觉/覺 | jiào | ||
节/節 | 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/進 | jìn | layer | |
茎 | jīng | thin stick | 一茎草 a stick of grass |
掬 | jū | ||
举 | jǔ | outdated weight unit, 3 liǎng | |
筥 | jǔ | ||
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/開 | kāi | karat, folds of folio | |
棵 | kē | ||
颗/顆 | 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/塊 | kuài | ||
捆 | kǔn | ||
拉 | lǎ | the divided | 半拉地 the half of divided land |
累 | léi | ||
厘 | lí | magnitude, 1/100;
unit of length, weight, acreage or interest rate |
厘米 1/100 metre |
粒 | lì | ||
联/聯 | lián | ||
两/兩 | liǎng | unit of weight, 50 grams for now | 半斤八两 half jin and eight liang (idiom, at the same level, derogatory) |
緉 | liǎng | ||
辆/輛 | 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 |
领/領 | lǐng | ||
绺/綹 | liǔ | ||
溜 | liù | ||
炉/爐 | lú | ||
轮/輪 | lún | ||
罗/羅 | luó | ||
落 | luò | pile | |
摞 | luò | ||
缕/縷 | lǚ | ||
锊/鋝 | lüè | ||
码/碼 | mǎ | ||
卖 | mài | dish | 一卖杂烩 a dish of chowder |
枚 | méi | ||
眉 | méi | ||
美 | měi | mel scale | |
门/門 | mén | cannon | 一门大炮 a big cannon |
面 | miàn | ||
秒 | miǎo | ||
缗/緡 | 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 |
耦 | ǒu | ||
排 | pái | ||
派 | pài | ||
爿 | pán | ||
盘 | 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 |
篇 | piān | ||
片 | piàn | ||
票 | piào | ||
撇 | piě | ||
榀 | pǐn | ||
抔 | póu | grains | 一抔沙子 a handful of sand |
铺/鋪 | pū | ||
骑/騎 | qí/jì | person with horse | 千乘万骑 thousand chariots and ten thousand cavalry |
起 | qǐ | ||
掐 | qiā | ||
钱/錢 | qián | ||
腔 | qiāng | ||
顷/頃 | qǐng | ||
丘 | qiū | divided paddy field | 一丘田 a paddy field |
躯/軀 | qū | ||
曲 | qǔ | ||
圈 | quān | ||
拳 | quán | ||
阕/闋 | què | lyrics | 一阕词 a line of verse |
群 | qún | ||
任 | rèn | term of office | 一任总统 a president |
扇 | shàn | ||
身 | shēn | ||
声/聲 | 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 | ||
首 | shǒu | ||
熟 | shú | ||
束 | shù | ||
双/雙 | shuāng | pair | 一双翅膀 a pair of wings |
艘 | sōu | ||
梭 | suō | ||
所 | suǒ | ||
索 | suǒ | ||
丝/絲 | sī | magnitude, 1/10000 | 丝米 1/10000 metre |
塔 | tǎ | ||
台(/臺) | tái | drama, aparatus, ... | 一台电视 a television |
抬(/擡) | tái | thing lifted by two people | 八抬大轿 eight lift sedan chair |
摊/攤 | tān | ||
滩/灘 | tān | ||
坛/壇 | tán | ||
堂 | táng | ||
趟 | tàng | ||
套 | tào | set | 一套餐具 a set of tableware |
提 | tí | ||
替 | tì | ||
挑 | tiāo | ||
条/條 | tiáo | ||
贴/貼 | 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/統 | tǒng | ||
桶 | tǒng | ||
筒 | tǒng | ||
头/頭 | tóu | animal | 一头大象 an elephant |
团/團 | tuán | ||
砣 | tuó | ||
庹 | tuǒ | outddated, length of stretched arms | |
弯/彎 | wān | curved moon | 一弯明月 a curved bright moon |
湾/灣 | wān | ||
碗 | wǎn | ||
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 | ||
窝/窩 | wō | ||
握 | wò | ||
武 | wǔ | ||
席 | xí | table of meal | 一席酒 a table of wine |
袭/襲 | xí | ||
下 | xià | time of the same action | 点击鼠标两下 click the mouse two times |
线/線 | xiàn | ||
箱 | xiāng | ||
响/響 | xiǎng | number of times of sound | 双响 two times of sound |
项/項 | xiàng | ||
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/潯 | xún | ||
眼 | yǎn | ||
样/樣 | 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/載 | zài | ||
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 an annoncement |
拃 | zhǎ | length of spreaded thumb and middle finger tips | |
盏/盞 | zhǎn | ||
张/張 | 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/幀 | zhēn | piece of picture | 一帧油画 an oil painting |
支 | zhī | ||
只/隻 | zhī | animal, wing, ... | 一只老虎 a tiger |
枝 | zhī | ||
纸/紙 | zhǐ | ||
秩 | zhì | ||
钟/锺 | zhōng | ||
荮/葤 | zhòu | ware bundled with grass | 一荮盘子 a bundle of plates |
株 | zhū | ||
铢/銖 | zhū | ||
注 | zhù | ||
炷 | zhù | ||
转/轉 | zhuàn | ||
zhuǎn | |||
庄/莊 | zhuāng | number of matters | |
桩/樁 | zhuāng | ||
幢 | zhuàng/chuáng | building | 一幢大楼 a large building |
锱/錙 | zī | ||
宗 | zōng | matter | 一宗诉讼 a lawsuit |
综/綜 | zōng | ||
组/組 | 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 |
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.