Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Measure-words
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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 |
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串 | chuàn | string of the same things | 一串葡萄 a bunch of grapes |
事 | shì | piece of garment | |
册 | cè | book | 一册书 a book |
丘 | qiū | divided paddy field | 一丘田 a paddy field |
乘 | shèng | chariot | 千乘之国 country with a thousand chariots |
下 | xià | time of the same action | 点击鼠标两下 click the mouse two times |
丈 | zhàng | unit of length, 10/3 metre for now | 万丈深渊 ten thousand zhang depth abyss |
丝 | sī | magnitude, 1/10000 | 丝米 1/10000 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) |
举 | jǔ | outdated weight unit, 3 liǎng | |
美 | měi | mel scale | |
具 | jù | coffin, corpse, bracket clock, ... | 一具棺材 a coffin |
包 | bāo | pack | 一包烟 a pack of cigarette |
厘 | lí | magnitude, 1/100;
unit of length, weight, acreage or interest rate |
厘米 1/100 metre |
刀 | dāo | time of cutting, 100 pieces of paper | 切三刀 to cut 3 times, 一刀纸 100 pieces of paper |
分 | fēn | divided part | 二分之一 1/2 |
列 | liè | row of the same things | 一列火车 a train |
则 | zé | article | 一则公告 an annoncement |
剂 | jì | decoction of medicinal ingredients | 一剂药 a dose of medicine |
副 | fù | set of thing, attitude | 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 | zā | turn | 绕树三匝 around the tree three turns |
队 | duì | team | 一队士兵 a team of soldiers |
陌 | mò | outdated monetary unit, 100 wén | |
陔 | gāi | stage | |
部 | bù | movie, novel, vehicle, phone, ... | 一部电影 a movie |
出 | chū | drama | 一出戏 a show |
个 | gè | universal measure word | 一个人 a person, 一个场景 a scene |
介 | jiè | person with occupation | 一介书生 a scholar |
令 | lǐng | 500 piecses of paper | 一令纸 500 pieces of paper |
份 | fèn | the integrated | 一份牛排 a steak, 一份报纸 a newspaper |
伙 | huǒ | group of people | 一伙强盗 a group of robbers |
件 | jiàn | affair, garment | 一件事 an affair |
任 | rèn | term of office | 一任总统 a president |
倍 | bèi | time of amount | 两倍收入 twice income |
儋 | dàn | outdated unit of weight | |
卖 | mài | dish | 一卖杂烩 a dish of chowder |
亩 | mǔ | unit of area, 1/15 hectare for now | 一亩地 1 mu of land |
记 | jì | hit on body | 一记耳光 a slap in the face |
双 | shuāng | pair | 一双翅膀 a pair of wings |
发 | fā | cartridge | 一发子弹 a bullet |
叠 | dié | stack | 一叠盘子 a stack of plates |
节 | jié | section | 一节比赛 a section of game, 一节竹子 a section of bamboo |
茎 | jīng | thin stick | 一茎草 a stick of grass |
莛 | tíng | stalk | 一莛草 a stick of grass |
荮 | zhòu | ware bundled with grass | 一荮盘子 a bundle of plates |
落 | luò | pile | |
蓬 | péng | the dishevelled | 一蓬凤尾竹 a Bambusa Multiplex |
蔸 | dōu | plant | 一蔸草 a stick of grass |
巡 | xún | urging guests 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 | biàn | number of times of action | 看一遍 look at it one time |
道 | dào | strip, door, meal, question, sight of intrest, ... | 一道门 a door |
遭 | zāo | time of encounter | 走一遭 go a time |
对 | duì | pair | 一对情侣 a pair of lovers |
尊 | zūn | idol, cannon, cup of wine | 一尊大炮 a cannon |
头 | tóu | animal | 一头大象 an elephant |
套 | tào | set | 一套餐具 a set of tableware |
弓 | gōng | outdated unit of length, 1/5 chǐ | |
引 | yǐn | outdated unit of length, 10 zhàng | |
张 | zhāng | piece of paper, table, chair, mouth, bow, ... | 一张明信片 a postcard |
弯 | wān | curved moon | 一弯明月 a curved bright moon |
开 | kāi | karat, folds of folio | |
庄 | zhuāng | number of matters | |
床 | chuáng | bedding | 一床被子 a quilt |
座 | zuò | big and not movable thing | 一座山 a mountain |
庹 | tuǒ | outddated, length of stretched arms | |
帖 | tiě | mixed decotion | 一帖中药 a dose of Chinese medicine |
帧 | zhēn | piece of picture | 一帧油画 an oil painting |
席 | xí | table of meal | 一席酒 a table of wine |
常 | cháng | outdated unit of length, 1 zhàng 4 chǐ | |
幅 | fú | paintiing, cloth | 一幅画 a painting |
幢 | zhuàng | building | 一幢大楼 a large building |
口 | kǒu | well, mouthful of food, ... | 一口井 a well |
句 | jù | sentence | 一句话 a sentence |
号 | hào | people | 几十号人 tens of people |
台 | tái | drama, aparatus, ... | 一台电视 a television |
只 | zhī | animal, wing, ... | 一只老虎 a tiger |
吊 | diào | outdated monetery unit, 1000 coins | |
合 | gě | volume unit, 1/10 litre;
outdated untelsil for grains |
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名 | míng | people | 一名商人 a merchant |
吨 | dūn | ton;
volume unit for ship, 2.83 cubic metres |
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和 | huò | time of changing water | 洗了三和 washed three times |
味 | wèi | kind of medicinal herb | 五味药 five kinds of medicinal herb |
响 | xiǎng | number of times of sound | 双响 two times of sound |
骑 | qí | person with horse | 千乘万骑 thousand chariots and ten thousand cavalry |
门 | mén | cannon | 一门大炮 a big cannon |
间 | jiān | room | 一间公寓 an apartment |
阕 | què | lyrics | 一阕词 a line of verse |
宗 | zōng | matter | 一宗诉讼 a lawsuit |
客 | kè | sale of food | 一客冰淇淋 an ice-cream |
家 | jiā | family, shop or enterprise, ... | 一家店铺 a shop |
彪 | biāo | outdated, troop | |
层 | céng | layer | 一层楼 a floor |
尾 | wěi | fish | 一尾鱼 a fish |
届 | jiè | term of meeting or the group of students to graduate | 一届会议 a meeting |
声 | shēng | number of times of sound | 一声叹息 a sigh |
扎 | zā | bunch | 一扎钱 a bunch of cash |
打 | dá | dozen | 一打铅笔 a dozen pencils |
扣 | kòu | bunch of document, thread lap | 拧了三扣 screwed three laps |
把 | bǎ | handful thing | 一把粮食 a hand of grains |
抛 | pāo | dirty thing | |
批 | pī | large thing or large amount of things | 一批货物 a batch of goods |
抔 | póu | grains | 一抔沙子 a handful of sand |
抱 | bào | encirclement of two arms | 一抱柴火 an armful of firewood |
拨 | bō | group | 一拨客人 a group of customers |
担 | dàn | thing beared by shoulders | 一担水 a bucket of water |
拉 | lǎ | the divided | 半拉地 the half of divided land |
抬 | tái | thing lifted by two people | 八抬大轿 eight lift sedan chair |
拃 | zhǎ | length of spreaded thumb and middle finger tips | |
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捆 | |||
掬 | |||
排 | |||
捧 | |||
掐 | |||
搭 | |||
提 | |||
握 | |||
摊 | |||
摞 | |||
撇 | |||
撮 | |||
汪 | |||
泓 | |||
泡 | |||
注 | |||
浔 | |||
派 | |||
湾 | |||
溜 | |||
滩 | |||
滴 | |||
级 | |||
纸 | |||
线 | |||
组 | |||
绞 | |||
统 | |||
绺 | |||
综 | |||
缕 | |||
缗 | |||
场 | |||
块 | |||
坛 | |||
垛 | |||
堵 | |||
堆 | |||
堂 | |||
塔 | |||
墩 | |||
回 | |||
团 | |||
围 | |||
圈 | |||
孔 | |||
贴 | |||
点 | |||
煎 | |||
熟 | |||
车 | |||
轮 | |||
转 | |||
载 | |||
辆 | |||
料 | |||
卷 | |||
截 | |||
户 | |||
房 | |||
所 | |||
扇 | |||
炉 | |||
炷 | |||
觉 | |||
斤 | |||
笔 | |||
本 | |||
朵 | |||
杆 | |||
束 | |||
条 | |||
杯 | |||
枚 | |||
枝 | |||
柄 | |||
栋 | |||
架 | |||
根 | |||
桄 | |||
梃 | |||
样 | |||
株 | |||
桩 | |||
梭 | |||
桶 | |||
棵 | |||
榀 | |||
槽 | |||
犋 | |||
爿 | |||
片 | |||
版 | |||
歇 | |||
手 | |||
拳 | |||
段 | |||
沓 | |||
班 | |||
文 | |||
曲 | |||
替 | |||
股 | |||
肩 | |||
脬 | |||
腔 | |||
支 | |||
步 | |||
武 | |||
瓣 | |||
秒 | |||
秩 | |||
钟 | |||
钱 | |||
铢 | |||
锊 | |||
铺 | |||
锤 | |||
锭 | |||
锱 | |||
章 | |||
盆 | |||
盏 | |||
盘 | |||
眉 | |||
眼 | |||
石 | |||
码 | |||
砣 | |||
碗 | |||
磴 | |||
票 | |||
罗 | |||
畈 | |||
番 | |||
窝 | |||
联 | |||
缶 | |||
耦 | |||
粒 | |||
索 | |||
累 | |||
緉 | |||
般 | |||
艘 | |||
竿 | |||
筥 | |||
筒 | |||
筹 | |||
管 | |||
篇 | |||
箱 | |||
簇 | |||
角 | |||
重 | |||
身 | |||
躯 | |||
酲 | |||
起 | |||
趟 | |||
面 | |||
首 | |||
项 | |||
领 | |||
顶 | |||
颗 | |||
顷 | |||
袭 | |||
群 | |||
袋 |