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Chinese Measure Words PDF

This document provides a summary table of common Chinese measure words, or classifiers. It lists over 30 measure words along with examples of how they are used in counting objects in Mandarin Chinese. The measure words are grouped based on whether their usage is similar to how objects are counted in English or if their usage requires more explanation. The table is intended to cover the most frequent measure words to help non-native Chinese speakers properly count and quantify nouns.

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Chinese Measure Words PDF

This document provides a summary table of common Chinese measure words, or classifiers. It lists over 30 measure words along with examples of how they are used in counting objects in Mandarin Chinese. The measure words are grouped based on whether their usage is similar to how objects are counted in English or if their usage requires more explanation. The table is intended to cover the most frequent measure words to help non-native Chinese speakers properly count and quantify nouns.

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Chinese Measure Words Summary Table

The following table covers the most common Chinese measure words (classifiers). For detailed
explanations regarding measure words, please refer to the following link:
http://www.yoyochinese.com/common_Chinese_mistakes_made_by_English_speakers_03.pdf

Measure words used in a similar way in English


For example:

Measure
Used with Examples
Word
包 One pack of
Pack yì bāo yān 一包烟
bāo cigarettes
杯
Cup of, glass of One cup of coffee yì bēi kā fēi 一杯咖啡
bēi
盒 A box of
Box of yì hé qiǎo kè lì 一盒巧克力
hé chocolate
块/塊 一块蛋糕
Piece of (cake, soap, land) One piece of cake yí kuài dàn ɡāo
kuài 一塊蛋糕
瓶
Bottle of something One beer yì pínɡ pí jiǔ 一瓶啤酒
pínɡ
群 Crowd, group, herd, flock, pack of
One pack of herd yì qún yánɡ 一群羊
qún (cows, bees, sheep)
双/雙 一双鞋
Pair of (shoes, chopsticks, gloves) One pair of shoes yì shuānɡ xié
shuānɡ 一雙鞋
套 One set of
Set of (furniture, stamps) yí tào jiā jù 一套家具
tào furniture
种/種 一种水果
Types of, kind of One type of fruit yì zhǒnɡ shuǐ ɡuǒ
zhǒnɡ 一種水果

Measure words sometimes used or not required in English


For example:

Measure
Used with Examples
Word
Objects with a handle such as
把
Knife, umbrella, toothbrush and One knife yì bǎ dāo 一把刀
bǎ
chair

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Chinese Measure Words Summary Table

本 Things with volume, such as books, 一本书


One book yì běn shū
běn magazines 一本書
串 Items joined together, e.g. by a One bunch of
yí chuàn pú táo 一串葡萄
chuàn string grapes
顶/頂 一顶帽子
Hat One hat yì dǐnɡ mào zi
dǐnɡ 一頂帽子
份 一份报纸
Newspaper One newspaper yí fèn bào zhǐ
fèn 一份報紙
封
Letters, mail One letter yì fēnɡ xìn 一封信
fēnɡ
个/個 Generic measure word that can be 一个人
One person yí ɡe rén
ge used with anything 一個人
间/間 一间卧室
Room (living room, bedroom, etc) One bedroom yì jiān wò shì
jiān 一間臥室
一件衬衫
One shirt yí jiàn chèn shān
件 Items of clothing (generally for the 一件襯衫
jiàn upper body), matters, affairs,
One matter yí jiàn shì
一件事
棵 一棵树
Trees One tree yì kē shù
kē 一棵樹
辆/輛 Wheeled vehicles (such as cars, 一辆车
One car yí liànɡ chē
liànɡ bicycles, trucks) 一輛車
篇
Essay, article, report One article yì piān wén zhānɡ 一篇文章
piān
首 Passage of text (such as poems,
One song yì shǒu ɡē 一首歌
shǒu songs)
台 Fairly large electrical items (such as 一台电脑
One computer yì tái diàn nǎo
tái computers, washing machines) 一台電腦
一条毛巾
One towel yì tiáo máo jīn 一條毛巾
条/條 Long and winding objects (such as
tiáo towel, street, pants, rope)
One (pair) pants yì tiáo kù zi 一条裤子
一條褲子
位 People (a polite measure word to
One guest yí wèi kè rén 一位客人
wèi replace 个-ge)
张/張 Flat surfaces (table, sheet of paper, 一张桌子
One table yì zhānɡ zhuō zi
zhānɡ bed, photo) 一張桌子

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Chinese Measure Words Summary Table

支 Fairly long, stick-like objects such 一支笔


One pen yì zhī bǐ
zhī as pens, pencils, cigarettes 一支筆
一只猫
One cat yì zhī māo
一隻貓
Animals, birds and insects 一只手
只/隻 One hand yì zhī shǒu
一隻手
zhī
One of a pair
一只鞋子
One shoe yì zhī xié zǐ
一隻鞋子
座
Large, relatively permanent thing One mountain yí zuò shān 一座山
zuò

Have fun with measure words!

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