Measure Words In Chinese 23 February, 202126 February, 2020 by Alisa Le Measure Words In Chinese 量词 - liàng cí 1. 个 – gè2. 座 – zuò3. 所 – suǒ4. 幅 – fú5. 帮 – bāng 6. 套 – tào7. 扇 – shàn8. 头 – tóu9. 匹 – pǐ10. 张 – zhāng 11. 件 – jiàn12. 份 – fèn13. 篇 – piān14. 棵 – kē15. 块 – kuài 16. 条 – tiáo17. 双 – shuāng18. 颗 – kē19. 只 – zhī20. 部 – bù 21. 把 – bǎ22. 本 – běn23. 粒 – lì24. 片 – piàn a measure word for general use gè Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.5 Ex.6 Ex.1 一个勺子yí gè sháo zia spoon Ex.2 四个杯sì ge bēifour cups or glasses Ex.3 一个女孩yí gè nǚ háia girl Ex.4 一个鸡蛋yí gè jī dànan egg Ex.5 一个银行yí gè yín hánga bank Ex.6 一个房间yí gè fáng jiāna room measure word for building, mountain, etc zuò Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.5 Ex.6 Ex.1 一座桥yí zuò qiáoa bridge Ex.2 一座山yí zuò shāna mountain Ex.3 一座楼yí zuò lóua building Ex.4 一座雕像yí zuò diāo xiànga statue Ex.5 一座房子yí zuò fáng zia house Ex.6 他盖了一座不大的花园。tā gài le yí zuò bú dà de huā yuán.He built a garden, but not too big. measure word for school, hospital or building suǒ Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.1 一所房子yì suǒ fáng zia house Ex.2 一所学校yì suǒ xué xiàoa school Ex.3 你是怎么知道这所大学的nǐ shì zěn me zhī dào zhè suǒ dà xué deHow do you know this University? measure word used to quantify pictures, paintings, prints, etc fú Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.1 墙上挂着一幅画。qiáng shang guà zhe yì fú huà.There is a drawing hung on the wall. Ex.2 我有一幅世界地图和一幅中国地图。wǒ yǒu yì fú shì jiè dì tú hé yì fú zhōng guó dì túI have a World Map and a Map of China secret society; group, band (measure word of people) bāng Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.1 帮会bāng huìthe secret society, underworld gang Ex.2 黑帮hēi bāngbunch of gangsters, criminal gang Ex.3 一帮强盗yì bāng qiáng dàoa gang of bandits Ex.4 联成一帮lián chéng yì bāngto join and form into a gang or clique measure word for suit, set, group, houses tào Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.5 Ex.1 一套房子yí tào fáng zia house Ex.2 一套家具yí tào jiā jùa set of furniture Ex.3 一套彩笔yí tào cǎi bǐa set of colourful pencils or pens Ex.4 一套西装yí tào xī zhuānga business suit Ex.5 她为新家购买了一套厨房器具。tā wèi xīn jiā gòu mǎi le yí tào chú fáng qì jù .She bought a set kitchen utensils for her new house. a measure word for doors, windows, etc shàn Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.1 一扇门yí shàn ména door Ex.2 这是一扇门。zhè shì yí shàn mén.This is a door. Ex.3 一扇窗户yí shàn chuāng hua window Ex.4 我的房间里有一扇非常大的窗户。wǒ de fáng jiān lǐ yǒu yí shàn fēi cháng dà de chuāng hu.There is a big window in my room. measure word for large animals (like pig, cow, sheep, elephant, etc.); for garlic or onion tóu Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.1 一头蒜yì tóu suàna garlic Ex.2 一头猪yì tóu zhūa pig Ex.3 一头小牛被用作祭祀。yì tóu xiǎo niú bèi yòng zuò jì sì.A young cow is used as a sacrifice. measure word for rolls of cloth or silk; measure word for horses pǐ Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.1 这是一匹马。zhè shì yì pǐ mǎThis is a horse. Ex.2 布匹bù pǐcloth Ex.3 他们试图驯服那匹马。tā men shì tú xùn fú nà pǐ mǎ.phr. They tried to tame that horse. piece, sheet (used for photo, paper, drawings, etc.); used for bows; used for human face and mouth; used for tables, beds, etc. zhāng Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.5 Ex.6 Ex.1 一张表yì zhāng biǎoa form Ex.2 一张脸yì zhāng liǎna face Ex.3 一张地图yì zhāng dì túa map Ex.4 一张餐巾纸yì zhāng cān jīn zhǐa table napkin Ex.5 一张嘴yì zhāng zuǐa mouth Ex.6 一张公交卡yì zhāng gōng jiāo kǎa bus card a measure word for clothes, events, etc. jiàn Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.1 一件衣服yí jiàn yī fua piece of clothing Ex.2 这件毛衣太小了。zhè jiàn máo yī tài xiǎo le.This sweater is too small. Ex.3 这件茄克太厚了。zhè jiàn jiā kè tài hòu le.This jacket is too thick. Ex.4 她答应给我买一件衬衣。tā dā ying gěi wǒ mǎi yí jiàn chèn yīShe agreed to buy a shirt for me share, portion, part; copy fèn Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.1 一份报纸yí fèn bào zhǐa newspaper Ex.2 请帮我发一份传真。qǐng bāng wǒ fā yí fèn chuán zhēnPlease help me send a fax Ex.3 本周我将投出五份简历。běn zhōu wǒ jiāng tóu chū wǔ fèn jiǎn lìThis week I will send out five resumes Ex.4 我一个人吃了两份饭，太饿了。wǒ yí gè rén chī le liǎng fèn fàn, tài è le.phr. I ate two servings of meal by myself, (because I was) too hungry measure word for papers, articles piān Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.1 短篇小说duǎn piān xiǎo shuōshort story Ex.2 一篇文章yì piān wén zhāngan article Ex.3 一篇小说yì piān xiǎo shuōa short story, a novel measure word for tree or grass kē Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.1 一棵树yì kē shùa tree Ex.2 一棵竹子yì kē zhú zia bamboo Ex.3 在我们的花园里有一棵矮苹果树。zài wǒ men de huā yuán lǐ yǒu yì kē ǎi píng guǒ shùThere is a short apple tree in our garden. piece, cut, lump kuài Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.1 这块石头是褐色的。zhè kuài shí tóu shì hè sè de.This stone has a brown color. Ex.2 他戴了一块银色的手表。tā dài le yí kuài yín sè de shǒu biǎo.He wears a silver-colored watch. Ex.3 在我们的花园里有一棵矮苹果树。zài wǒ men de huā yuán lǐ yǒu yì kē ǎi píng guǒ shùThere is a short apple tree in our garden. measure word for long and thin things (trousers, road…, dogs), for people tiáo Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.1 一条蛇yì tiáo shéa snake Ex.2 我想要一条毯子。wǒ xiǎng yào yì tiáo tǎn ziI want a blanket. Ex.3 一条鱼yì tiáo yúa fish Ex.4 我想买一条新床单。wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì tiáo xīn chuáng dān.I want to buy a new bed sheet. a measure word for shoes and paired items shuāng Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.5 Ex.1 一双手yì shuāng shǒua pair of hands Ex.2 一双脚yì shuāng jiǎoa pair of feet Ex.3 一双筷子yì shuāng kuài zia pair of chopsticks Ex.4 一双眼睛yì shuāng yǎn jinga pair of eyes Ex.5 他买了一双鞋。tā mǎi le yì shuāng xiéHe bought a pair of shoes measure word for small spheres kē Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.5 Ex.1 一颗玻璃球yì kē bō li qiúa glass ball Ex.2 一颗心yì kē xīna heart Ex.3 一颗牙yì kē yáa tooth Ex.4 一颗钮扣yì kē niǔ kòua button (of clothes) Ex.5 一颗星星yì kē xīng xinga star measure word for birds and some animals, for one of certain paired things, for certain containers, or small zhī Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.5 Ex.6 Ex.1 一只鸟yì zhī niǎoa bird Ex.2 一只鸡yì zhī jīa chicken Ex.3 一只羊yì zhī yánga sheep Ex.4 一只狗yì zhī gǒua dog Ex.5 一只猫yì zhī māoa cat Ex.6 一只碗yì zhī wǎna bowl measure word for films, works of literature, devices or vehicles bù Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.5 Ex.1 一部手机yí bù shǒu jīa cellphone Ex.2 一部电话yí bù diàn huàa phone Ex.3 这是一部多用车。zhè shì yí bù duō yòng chēThis is a multi-service car. Ex.4 这部电影真没意思。zhè bù diàn yǐng zhēn méi yì siThis movie is so boring. Ex.5 我买了一部二手车。wǒ mǎi le yí bù èr shǒu chē.I have bought a second-hand car. a measure word for something with a handle bǎ Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.1 一把剪刀yì bǎ jiǎn dāoa pair of scissors Ex.2 一把椅子yì bǎ yǐ zia chair Ex.3 一把伞yì bǎ sǎnan umbrella Ex.4 两把刀liǎng bǎ dāotwo knives measure word for books běn Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.1 一本书yì běn shūa book Ex.2 一本词典yì běn cí diǎna dictionary Ex.3 一本杂志yì běn zá zhìa magazine Ex.4 我有三本书。wǒ yǒu sān běn shū .phr. I have three books. measure for grain and grain-like things lì Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.1 一粒药yí lì yàoa medical pill Ex.2 一粒沙子yí lì shā zia grain of sand Ex.3 长粒米cháng lì mǐlong grain rice measure word for leaves, pills, etc; vast expanse piàn Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.4 Ex.1 一片草地yí piàn cǎo dìa lawn Ex.2 一片面包yí piàn miàn bāoa piece of bread Ex.3 一片森林yí piàn sēn lína forest Ex.4 一片沙漠yí piàn shā mòa desert Email Tweet Tweet Share Pinterest Messenger Related
