Measure Words
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- 坨tuó(bound form) lump, clump; (measure word, colloquial) used for a lump or heap of somethingHSK 7-9
- 枝zhī(noun) branch; (classifier) for long, thin, stick-like objects (pens, guns, flowers, branches, etc.)HSK 6
- 上十shǎng(measure) unit of land area, 1.5 mu (approx. 0.1 hectares), used in ancient ChinaHSK 7-9
- 盏zhǎn(classifier) for lamps, lanterns, and other light sources (also literary: small cup)HSK 7-9
- 担dàn(noun) a load carried on a shoulder pole; a burden; (classifier) used for loads carried on a shoulder poleHSK 7-9
- 轴zhóuaxis; axle; shaft; spool; reel; roller; (classifier) for scrolls of paintings or calligraphyHSK 7-9
- 平方píng fāng(noun) square (in mathematics, e.g. square root, square number); (classifier) used with units of length to form square units of area (e.g. 平方米, 平方千米)HSK 6
- 册cè(classifier) volume; copy (for books, booklets, albums, etc.)HSK 5
- 勺biāo(classifier) centiliter (unit of volume), abbreviated from 公勺HSK 7-9
- 档子dàng zǐ(classifier, colloquial) for a matter or affair; (classifier, colloquial) for a group of people; (noun) grade, levelHSK 7-9
- 茬chá(classifier) for a batch of crops, harvest, or crop rotation; (classifier) for the stubble left after harvesting a cropHSK 7-9
- 一头yī tóu(quantifier phrase) used for certain domestic animals or large creatures: one animal, a head (e.g., 一头牛, 一头大象); (noun) one end (of a stick, rope, etc.); one side (of an issue); (adverb) headlong; directly; without stoppingHSK 7-9
- 株zhū(classifier) for trees and plants; (classifier) for strains of virus or bacteria (biology)HSK 6
- 两下子liǎng xià zi(quantifier) a couple of times; (noun, colloquial) skill, ability, trick (e.g. in 有两下子)HSK 7-9
- 毫háo(measure word) one thousandth (used in metric units); (measure word) a tiny bit; the least (used in negative expressions as intensifier)HSK 7-9
- 缕lǚ(classifier) for slender, wispy things: strands (of hair), wisps (of smoke/mist), beams (of light), puffs (of fragrance)HSK 7-9
- 帧zhèng(classifier) for paintings, photographs, film frames, and similar discrete visual unitsHSK 7-9
- 一整套yī zhěng tào(measure word) a complete set of, a whole set ofHSK 7-9
- 亩mǔ(classifier) for fields and land area; unit of area equal to about 666.67 m² (1/15 hectare)HSK 7-9
- 墩dūn(classifier) for mounds, clumps, or blocks of earth, stone, wood, etc.HSK 7-9
- 丛cóng(classifier) for clusters of plants, bushes, grass, or hair; (classifier) for collections of books (used in 丛书, though 套 is more common as the actual measure word)HSK 7-9
- 辑jí(bound form) compile, edit, collect; (classifier) volume, issue, series installmentHSK 7-9
- 厘lí(measure word) 0.1% or one-thousandth of a unit; used for small fractions, interest rates, or differencesHSK 7-9
- 一下下yī xià xià(colloquial measure word) a tiny little while; just a moment (emphatic)HSK 7-9
- 片儿piān r(classifier) for thin flat objects, slices, scenes, and areasHSK 7-9
- 撮cuō(classifier) for tufts of hair, grass, or similar; a small bunchHSK 7-9
- 丈zhàng(classifier) zhang, a traditional Chinese unit of length equal to about 3.33 m (used for cloth, land, depth, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 每块měi kuàieach piece; per pieceHSK 7-9
- 簇cù(classifier) cluster, bunch, tuft (for flowers, leaves, hair, or people gathered closely)HSK 7-9
- 堀kū(classifier, archaic) for caves and holesHSK 7-9
- 贯guàn(classifier) string of (copper coins, originally 1000 cash)HSK 7-9
- 门下mén xiàhanger-on of an aristocrat; retainer; disciple; follower (of a master)HSK 7-9
- 一小撮yī xiǎo cuō(quantity) a small pinch, a tiny amount (of powder, grain, etc.); (figurative, derogatory) a handful (of bad people, reactionaries, criminals)HSK 7-9
- 每支měi zhīeach (classifier for long thin objects; used before a noun)HSK 7-9
- 负一fù yīclassifier for negative points, debits, or deductionsHSK 7-9
- 一块块yī kuài kuài(measure word reduplication) piece by piece; every piece; in piecesHSK 7-9
- 盅zhōng(classifier) for handleless cups, gobletsHSK 7-9
- 瓢piáogourd ladle; wooden dipper; ladleful (unit of volume)HSK 7-9