Chinese Measure Words

Front 1

把

Back 1

objects with a handle."handful" — objects that can be held, relatively long and flat objects ex. knife 刀, scissors, sword, key 钥匙, umbrella 伞, fan 扇子, spoon 勺子, fork, toothbrush, hammer

Hint 1

bǎ

Front 2

班

Back 2

scheduled services (trains, etc.), group of people, a class as in pupils

Hint 2

bān

Front 3

包

Back 3

packet, package, bundle ex. sweets, cigarettes 烟, sugar 糖, cookies

Hint 3

bāo

Front 4

杯

Back 4

"cup", "glass" — drinks/beverages ex. tea 茶, wine, alcohol 酒, water 水, milk 牛奶, fruit juice 果汁, soda 汽水, Coca -cola 可口可乐

Hint 4

bēi

Front 5

本

Back 5

"volume" — bound print matter ex. book 书, magazine 杂志, novel 小说, scripture 经文, dictionary 字典, notepad 笔记本, textbook 课本

Hint 5

běn

Front 6

笔

Back 6

strokes of characters; large quantities of money ex. 12 strokes 十二笔; a large quantity of money 一笔钱; a deal 一笔交易

Hint 6

bǐ

Front 7

部

Back 7

machinery, productions, films ex. mobile phone, telephone, , play 话剧, , movie/film/motion picture 电影, opera 歌剧, literary work 著作

Hint 7

bù

Front 8

册

Back 8

volumes of books

Hint 8

cè

Front 9

层

Back 9

"floor"/"story"; "layer" ex. 9 stories (in a building) 九层楼; layer of dust 一层灰, seven layer cake 七层蛋糕, coat of paint 一层油漆

Hint 9

céng

Front 10

场

Back 10

short duration event; precipitation, sporting events, ex. public spectacle, game, crisis, war, catastrophe, an illness 一场病, ; a rainfall/rain shower 一场雨, snowfall

Hint 10

chǎng

Front 11

串

Back 11

sets of numbers, rows, strings ex. a cell phone/mobile number 一串手机号码

Hint 11

chuàn

Front 12

床

Back 12

"bed" ex. blankets, sheets

Hint 12

chuáng

Front 13

次

Back 13

"time" — opportunities, accidents

Hint 13

cì

Front 14

出

Back 14

plays, operas, dramas

Hint 14

chū

Front 15

打

Back 15

dozen ex. pencils 铅笔, eggs 鸡蛋

Hint 15

dá

Front 16

袋

Back 16

sackfuls, pouchfuls, bagfuls, pocketfuls ex. sugar, flour 面粉, rice 大米

Hint 16

dài

Front 17

道

Back 17

long thin stretches ex. roads, rivers, lightening

Hint 17

dào

Front 18

滴

Back 18

"droplet" water, blood, other such fluids

Hint 18

dī

Front 19

点

Back 19

small indeterminate quantities ex. ideas, suggestions; a bit of work 一点点工作

Hint 19

diǎn

Front 20

碟

Back 20

dish, plate

Hint 20

dié

Front 21

顶

Back 21

objects with protruding top, something to put over one's head ex. hat 帽子, tent, mountain top

Hint 21

dǐng

Front 22

栋

Back 22

literally "pillar" (smaller building, house)

Hint 22

dòng

Front 23

堵

Back 23

walls

Hint 23

dǔ

Front 24

段

Back 24

cables, roadways, piece of chalk, periods of time, lengths of thread

Hint 24

duàn

Front 25

对

Back 25

"couple", "matched pair" (for certain things) ex. a (married) couple 夫妇, earrings

Hint 25

duì

Front 26

顿

Back 26

short duration actions ex. a meal 一顿饭, conflict, beating, quarrel, scolding

Hint 26

dùn

Front 27

朵

Back 27

flower-like things ex. a flower 一朵花, a cloud 一朵云彩, a mushroom 一朵木耳

Hint 27

duǒ

Front 28

发

Back 28

"round" of gunshots

Hint 28

fã

Front 29

方

Back 29

square things

Hint 29

fàng

Front 30

份

Back 30

portions, multi-page documents, reports, newspapers ex. serving of food, a newspaper 一份报

Hint 30

fèn

Front 31

封

Back 31

things that can be sealed ex. letter 信, mail, telegram 电报

Hint 31

fēng

Front 32

峰

Back 32

camels

Hint 32

fēng

Front 33

幅

Back 33

picture-like objects ex. photo, painting 画, drawing, banner 标语, work of art, picture, door poster 对联

Hint 33

fú

Front 34

服

Back 34

dose

Hint 34

fù

Front 35

副

Back 35

objects which come in pairs (gloves, etc.) also for spectacles, a pack of cards, mahjong

Hint 35

fù

Front 36

个

Back 36

individual things, people — general, catch-all measure word ex. person 人, elder brother 哥哥, student 学生, relative 亲戚, way of thinking 想法, suggestion 建议, question 问题, nation 国家

Hint 36

gè

Front 37

根

Back 37

thin, slender objects; thin, flexible strands ex. needle, pillar, banana, fried dough stick, fried chicken leg, popsicle, lollipop, chopstick, candle, incense; hair 头发, thread 线, string 绳, cigarettes

Hint 37

gēn

Front 38

股

Back 38

flows (of air, smell, electric current)

Hint 38

gǔ

Front 39

挂

Back 39

sets or clusters of objects ex. horse and cart

Hint 39

guà

Front 40

罐

Back 40

small to medium can of ex. soda, juice, beans, candy

Hint 40

guàn

Front 41

盒

Back 41

small box of

Hint 41

hé

Front 42

户

Back 42

households

Hint 42

hù

Front 43

伙

Back 43

generally derogatory classifier for bands of people such as gangs or hoodlums

Hint 43

huǒ

Front 44

家

Back 44

gathering of people, establishments ex. families, companies 公司, store, shop 商店, restaurant 饭馆

Hint 44

jiā

Front 45

架

Back 45

machinery, vehicle ex. aircraft, airplane 飞机, machines, computers, radio

Hint 45

aircraft, airplane 飞机, piano 钢琴, machines, computers

Front 46

间

Back 46

rooms ex. room 房间, dorm 宿舍, bedroom 卧室, kitchen 厨房, classroom 教室,

Hint 46

jiān

Front 47

件

Back 47

matters (affairs), clothing (tops), furniture ex. clothing (top) 衣服, undershirt 内衣, shirt 衬衫, coat 大衣, bed sheet 床单, luggage 行李, present 礼物, issue/matter/thing 事

Hint 47

jiàn

Front 48

节

Back 48

segments ex. lessons, biblical verses

Hint 48

jié

Front 49

届

Back 49

regular events, meetings, elections, sports fixtures

Hint 49

jiè

Front 50

句

Back 50

sentences, lines of verse

Hint 50

jù

Front 51

棵

Back 51

trees and other such flora ex. pine tree 松树, rose 玫瑰

Hint 51

kē

Front 52

颗

Back 52

small objects, objects appearing small ex. hearts, pearls, teeth, diamonds, seeds, distant stars, distant planets

Hint 52

kē

Front 53

课

Back 53

lessons in a text ex. 23 lessons 二十三课课文

Hint 53

kè

Front 54

口

Back 54

population of villages (numbers less than 100), family members, wells, mouthfuls of food

Hint 54

kǒu

Front 55

块

Back 55

irregularly shaped "chunk", "lump", "piece" ex. land, stone, tofu, soap, piece/slice of cake 蛋糕, a tile

Hint 55

kuài

Front 56

辆

Back 56

wheeled vehicles (not trains)

Hint 56

liàng

Front 57

列

Back 57

trains

Hint 57

liè

Front 58

轮

Back 58

big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn ex. moon

Hint 58

lún

Front 59

枚

Back 59

medals, small flat things like stamps, banana peels, rings, badges, rockets, missiles, coins

Hint 59

méi

Front 60

门

Back 60

objects pertaining to academics (courses, majors, subjects, etc.); large guns

Hint 60

mén

Front 61

面

Back 61

flat and smooth objects (mirror, flag, drum, shield)

Hint 61

miàn

Front 62

名

Back 62

high-ranking persons (doctors, lawyers, politicians, royalty, etc.), members; in formal language, can also be used for any type of person (not necessarily high-ranking) ex. party member 党员, university professor 大学教师

Hint 62

míng

Front 63

排

Back 63

rows of", "lines of" — objects grouped in rows or lines

Hint 63

pái

Front 64

盘

Back 64

flat objects or reels (video or audio cassette, small plate, coil of incense)

Hint 64

pán

Front 65

批

Back 65

batches, lots, military flights

Hint 65

pī

Front 66

匹

Back 66

horses and other mounts; rolls/bolts of cloth ex. horse 马, wolf, mule

Hint 66

pǐ

Front 67

篇

Back 67

writings ex. paper 论文, article 文章, essay, report, chapter

Hint 67

piān

Front 68

片

Back 68

"slice" — thin, flat objects, ex. slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water, CDs, movies, DVDs, scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound

Hint 68

piàn

Front 69

瓶

Back 69

bottle of

Hint 69

píng

Front 70

群

Back 70

group" (incl. people), "herd", "crowd", "throng", "swarm", etc ex. people 一群人, a herd of cattle/elephants/horses/swans 一群牛、象、马、天鹅, a flock of birds/geese/hens/goats/swallows/sheep/chickens 一群鸟, a pack of hounds/wolves/grouse 一群猎狗

Hint 70

qún

Front 71

任

Back 71

terms of office ex. second president 第二任总统, terms

Hint 71

rèn

Front 72

扇

Back 72

things that open and close on hinges ex. window 窗, door 门

Hint 72

shàn

Front 73

首

Back 73

things with verses ex. musical song 歌, poem 诗歌

Hint 73

shǒu

Front 74

束

Back 74

bunches, bundles, beams of light ex. flowers

Hint 74

shù

Front 75

双

Back 75

pair of objects which naturally come in pairs ex. chopsticks 筷子, shoes 鞋, gloves 手套, eyes

Hint 75

shuāng

Front 76

艘

Back 76

ships

Hint 76

sōu

Front 77

所

Back 77

small buildings, institutions, houses

Hint 77

suǒ

Front 78

台

Back 78

heavy objects, especially machines; performances ex. 电视, computer 电脑, piano, appliance, airplane 飞机, train 火车, car 车, elevator 电梯; theater performance, play

Hint 78

tái

Front 79

堂

Back 79

periods of classes, sets of furniture

Hint 79

táng

Front 80

趟

Back 80

trips, scheduled transportation

Hint 80

tàng

Front 81

套

Back 81

set(s) of ex. books, magazines, collectibles, clothes, multiple-room houses/apartments, suites, stamps 邮票

Hint 81

tào

Front 82

条

Back 82

long, narrow, flexible objects ex. fish 鱼, snake 蛇, dragon 龙, worm, dog 狗, scarf, road 路, ribbon, river 河, root, stem 线, rope, comforter, towel, floss, trousers/pants 裤子, skirt

Hint 82

tiáo

Front 83

通

Back 83

conversation, lecture (unpleasant)

Hint 83

tòng​

Front 84

通

Back 84

phone calls

Hint 84

tōng​

Front 85

头

Back 85

a head — certain animals, livestock ex. pig 猪, cow 牛, oxen, yak, sheep, donkey, mule, leopard, dinosaur; hair

Hint 85

tóu

Front 86

碗

Back 86

bowl of

Hint 86

wǎn

Front 87

位

Back 87

polite, respectful classifier for people ex. teacher 老师, customer 顾客, colleague 同事

Hint 87

wèi

Front 88

项

Back 88

principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects

Hint 88

xiàng​

Front 89

页

Back 89

page

Hint 89

yè

Front 90

盏

Back 90

light fixtures (usually lamps), a small cup or pot

Hint 90

zhǎn

Front 91

张

Back 91

"sheet" — flat or paper objects ex. paper 纸, table 桌子, bed 床, card 卡, sofa 沙发, CD/DVD, napkin, snapshot, photograph 照片, ticket 票, painting

Hint 91

zhāng

Front 92

阵

Back 92

events of short durations or bursts ex. (lightning storms, gusts of wind, instance of rain); uproar, peal of applause

Hint 92

zhèn

Front 93

支

Back 93

fairly long, stick-like objects ex. pen, pencil 铅笔, chopstick 筷子, drinking straw 吸管, bamboo 竹子, rose, rifle, arrow, spear, artillery shell,

Hint 93

zhī

Front 94

只

Back 94

one of a pair; animals ex. hand 手, finger 手指, eye, foot 脚, head 头, sock, glove, shoe 鞋, earring, eyeglasses; bird, chicken 鸡, cat 猫, tiger, dog 狗, monkey, elephant, sheep, mouse, butterfly, frog, bug 一只虫, fly 苍蝇

Hint 94

zhī

Front 95

种

Back 95

"types of", "kinds of"

Hint 95

zhǒng

Front 96

株

Back 96

smaller trees and plants

Hint 96

zhū

Front 97

幢

Back 97

multi story buildings

Hint 97

zhuáng

Front 98

组

Back 98

sets, rows, series, batteries

Hint 98

zǔ

Front 99

座

Back 99

large buildings, mountains, immovable objects ex. mountain, hill 山, structure, large building 大楼, city, bridge, villa, high-rise, tower, temple, apartment block 公寓

Hint 99

zuò