Measure Words

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Chinese measure words (classifiers) and what they're used for.

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个

gè general measure word (people, many objects)

一个人 — one person

本

běn books, notebooks

两本书 — two books

张

zhāng flat things: paper, tickets, tables, beds

一张票 — one ticket

杯

bēi cup / glass of

一杯咖啡 — a cup of coffee

瓶

píng bottle of

一瓶水 — a bottle of water

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碗

wǎn bowl of

一碗面 — a bowl of noodles

只

zhī animals (cats, birds); one of a pair

一只猫 — a cat

条

tiáo long, thin things: roads, rivers, fish, trousers

一条鱼 — a fish

件

jiàn clothes (upper body); matters, things to do

一件衣服 — a piece of clothing

双

shuāng pair of

一双鞋 — a pair of shoes

辆

liàng vehicles

一辆车 — a car

位

wèi people (polite)

三位老师 — three teachers

口

kǒu family members

我家有四口人。— There are four people in my family.

块

kuài piece, chunk; also yuan (money, spoken)

一块蛋糕 — a piece of cake

支

zhī long, thin objects: pens, cigarettes

一支笔 — a pen

把

bǎ objects with a handle: chairs, umbrellas, knives

一把伞 — an umbrella

台

tái machines, devices

一台电脑 — a computer

家

jiā businesses: shops, restaurants, companies

一家饭馆 — a restaurant

次

cì times (occurrences)

我去过两次。— I've been there twice.

节

jié class periods, lessons

今天有三节课。— I have three classes today.