Measure words & quantities
Classifiers and quantity words for counting things.
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Word list: Measure words & quantities
Classifiers and quantity words for counting things. Below you'll find all 68 words in simplified characters (with the traditional form where it differs), with pinyin and the English meaning. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.
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| Chinese | Traditional | Pinyin | English | HSK | Actions: pronunciation, favourites, Interval Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 本 | běn | measure word for books | HSK 1 | ||
| 个 | 個 | ge | general measure word | HSK 1 | |
| 些 | xiē | some | HSK 1 | ||
| 一点儿 | 一點兒 | yìdiǎnr | a bit | HSK 1 | |
| 次 | cì | measure word for times; order | HSK 2 | ||
| 件 | jiàn | measure word for clothes, matters | HSK 2 | ||
| 每 | měi | each | HSK 2 | ||
| 半 | bàn | half | HSK 3 | ||
| 层 | 層 | céng | measure word for floors, layers | HSK 3 | |
| 段 | duàn | measure word for sections; paragraph | HSK 3 | ||
| 公斤 | gōngjīn | kilogram | HSK 3 | ||
| 辆 | 輛 | liàng | measure word for vehicles | HSK 3 | |
| 双 | 雙 | shuāng | measure word for pairs; double | HSK 3 | |
| 条 | 條 | tiáo | measure word for long thin things | HSK 3 | |
| 位 | wèi | measure word for people (polite) | HSK 3 | ||
| 张 | 張 | zhāng | measure word for flat things; to open | HSK 3 | |
| 种 | 種 | zhǒng | type (kind; measure word) | HSK 3 | |
| 遍 | biàn | measure word for times (start to finish) | HSK 4 | ||
| 场 | 場 | chǎng | measure word for events, games; field | HSK 4 | |
| 份 | fèn | measure word for portions, copies; part | HSK 4 | ||
| 公里 | gōnglǐ | kilometer | HSK 4 | ||
| 棵 | kē | measure word for trees, plants | HSK 4 | ||
| 篇 | piān | measure word for articles, essays | HSK 4 | ||
| 全部 | quánbù | whole (all of it) | HSK 4 | ||
| 数量 | 數量 | shùliàng | amount | HSK 4 | |
| 所有 | suǒyǒu | all (every, before a noun) | HSK 4 | ||
| 台 | 臺 | tái | measure word for machines; platform | HSK 4 | |
| 趟 | tàng, tāng | measure word for trips | HSK 4 | ||
| 许多 | 許多 | xǔduō | many (a lot of) | HSK 4 | |
| 页 | 頁 | yè | page | HSK 4 | |
| 左右 | zuǒyòu | about (approx., after a number) | HSK 4 | ||
| 座 | zuò | measure word for mountains, buildings | HSK 4 | ||
| 册 | 冊 | cè | measure word for volumes, copies | HSK 5 | |
| 吨 | 噸 | dūn | ton | HSK 5 | |
| 顿 | 頓 | dùn | measure word for meals | HSK 5 | |
| 朵 | duǒ | measure word for flowers, clouds | HSK 5 | ||
| 幅 | fú | measure word for paintings | HSK 5 | ||
| 根 | gēn | measure word for long thin things; root | HSK 5 | ||
| 届 | 屆 | jiè | measure word for sessions, classes | HSK 5 | |
| 颗 | 顆 | kē | measure word for small round things | HSK 5 | |
| 克 | kè | gram | HSK 5 | ||
| 厘米 | 釐米 | límǐ | centimeter | HSK 5 | |
| 匹 | pǐ | measure word for horses, cloth | HSK 5 | ||
| 片 | piàn, piān | measure word for flat pieces; slice | HSK 5 | ||
| 平方 | píngfāng | square (unit; math power) | HSK 5 | ||
| 群 | qún | crowd; measure word for groups | HSK 5 | ||
| 首 | shǒu | measure word for songs, poems; first | HSK 5 | ||
| 所 | suǒ | measure word for buildings; place | HSK 5 | ||
| 套 | tào | set; measure word for sets | HSK 5 | ||
| 团 | 團 | tuán | group; ball; measure word for lumps | HSK 5 | |
| 项 | 項 | xiàng | item; measure word for items | HSK 5 | |
| 阵 | 陣 | zhèn | measure word for short spells; short period | HSK 5 | |
| 支 | zhī | measure word for long thin objects; branch | HSK 5 | ||
| 组 | 組 | zǔ | group; measure word for sets; to form | HSK 5 | |
| 磅 | bàng | pound | HSK 6 | ||
| 栋 | 棟 | dòng | measure word for buildings | HSK 6 | |
| 番 | fān | measure word for times; kind | HSK 6 | ||
| 分量 | fènliàng | weight (heft; importance) | HSK 6 | ||
| 幅度 | fúdù | range; extent | HSK 6 | ||
| 副 | fù | vice-; deputy; measure word for pairs | HSK 6 | ||
| 毫米 | háomǐ | millimeter | HSK 6 | ||
| 间隔 | 間隔 | jiàngé | interval | HSK 6 | |
| 立方 | lìfāng | cube | HSK 6 | ||
| 粒 | lì | measure word for grains; grain | HSK 6 | ||
| 枚 | méi | measure word for coins, medals, etc. | HSK 6 | ||
| 若干 | ruògān | a certain number or amount | HSK 6 | ||
| 艘 | sōu | measure word for boats and ships | HSK 6 | ||
| 幢 | zhuàng | measure word for buildings (written) | HSK 6 |
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