Measure Word

132 measure words

Chinese measure words (量词 liàngcí, also called classifiers) are required between a number and a noun, with the specific measure word depending on the noun's category.

个 gè HSK 1 #29

general measure word / individual / single one

只 zhī HSK 1 #61

classifier for birds and certain animals / classifier for one of a pair (hand, eye, glove, shoe, ear) / classifier for boats and some utensils or vessels

次 cì HSK 2 #104

time (occurrence) / next; secondary

些 xiē HSK 1 #195

some; a few / a little; somewhat

件 jiàn HSK 1 #210

measure word for matters, clothes, luggage

位 wèi HSK 2 #239

polite measure word for people / seat; position

条 tiáo HSK 2 #286

measure word for long thin things / clause; strip

张 zhāng HSK 3 #320

measure word for flat things (paper, tables, photos, tickets) / to open up; to spread; to stretch / (surname) Zhang

场 cháng #326

threshing floor / classifier for events / happenings (a spell, an episode, a bout - of rain, snow, illness, disturbance)

本 běn HSK 1 #338

measure word for books, notebooks, and magazines

份 fèn HSK 4 #349

measure word for copies, portions, servings

块 kuài HSK 1 #372

piece / lump / yuan (unit of money)

cup; glass / measure word for cups/glasses of liquid

段 duàn HSK 3 #522

section; paragraph / measure word for periods of time or sections

ream (500 sheets of paper)

辆 liàng HSK 3 #547

measure word for vehicles

句 jù HSK 3 #562

sentence / measure word for sentences

间 jiān HSK 2 #590

between; among; within / classifier for rooms

片 piàn HSK 4 #693

thin piece; slice; flake / film; movie; TV play / to slice; to carve thin / partial; incomplete / measure word for slices, tablets, expanses, films, CDs

点儿 diǎnr #708

a little bit / a small amount

遍 biàn HSK 3 #742

measure word for times (of doing sth from start to finish)

套 tào HSK 5 #819

set; suite / measure word for sets of things

双 shuāng HSK 3 #916

pair / double / measure word for pairs

座 zuò HSK 4 #972

seat / measure word for buildings, mountains, bridges

通 tòng #1,132

classifier for a complete bout of activity (a tirade of scolding, a stint of drumming, a session of arguing)

封 fēng HSK 3 #1,147

to seal / measure word for letters

顿 dùn HSK 4 #1,219

measure word for meals / to pause / to stamp (one's foot)

架 jià HSK 5 #1,285

frame; rack; shelf / measure word for planes, machines, etc. / to prop up; to support

项 xiàng HSK 4 #1,331

item / thing / classifier for items, tasks, or policies

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