Measure Words
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- 架jià(classifier) for aircraft, large vehicles, and machinery (e.g., radios); (noun) frame, rack, shelf, stand; (verb) to erect, to set up, to build (a bridge, a frame, etc.)HSK 5
- 项xiàng(classifier) used for items, tasks, clauses, research projects, and other abstract entitiesHSK 4
- 元yuán(classifier) yuan, the basic unit of Chinese currencyHSK 1
- 类lèi(noun) category, kind, type; (classifier) classifier for categories or types of thingsHSK 5
- 层céng(classifier) for floors, stories, layers; (classifier) for abstract layers (of meaning, emotion, etc.)HSK 3
- 则zé(classifier) for news items, diary entries, stories, and other written recordsHSK 7-9
- 趟tàng(classifier) for trips, journeys, or times of going somewhere and coming backHSK 4
- 卷juàn(noun) scroll; volume; book (in a series); (noun) examination paper; (classifier) for scrolls, books, paintings: volume, scrollHSK 6
- 卷juàn(noun) book volume; exam paper; roll or scroll; (classifier) for volumes, rolls, or bundlesHSK 6
- 艘sōu(classifier) for ships and boatsHSK 6
- 匹pǐ(classifier) for horses, mules, and other equine animals; (classifier) for cloth, bolt of fabric; (classifier) unit of horsepowerHSK 5
- 篇piān(classifier) for written items such as articles, essays, chapters, diary entries; (noun) ancient bamboo slip used for writing; by extension, a piece of writingHSK 4
- 盘pán(classifier) used for games of chess, go, etc.; also for coils of wire or tape; (classifier) used for servings of food (dishes on a plate); (verb) to coil, to twist; to examine, to check; to transfer (a business, property)HSK 6
- 扇shàn(classifier) for doors, windows, gates, folding screens (一∼门, 两∼窗); (noun, in compounds) fan or fan-shaped object (折扇 'folding fan', 风扇 'electric fan')HSK 6
- 页yè(classifier) for pages (of a book, document, paper)HSK 3
- 期qī(classifier) for issues of a periodical (magazine, newspaper, etc.); (classifier) for sessions or stages of a course, program, or competitionHSK 4
- 栋dòng(classifier) for houses, buildings, and other standalone structuresHSK 6
- 团tuán(noun) group; organization; regiment; (classifier) for a lump or soft mass (wad, ball, cloud); (verb) to roll into a ball; to gatherHSK 5
- 码mǎ(classifier) yard (unit of length); (noun) code; number (in compounds); (verb) to pile up; to stackHSK 7-9
- 幅fú(classifier) for paintings, pictures, and textiles (curtains, cloth, etc.)HSK 4
- 级jílevel, grade, rank; (classifier) used for steps, levels, and gradesHSK 5
- 列liè(verb) to arrange, to line up, to list; (classifier) for trains, rows of people or thingsHSK 4
- 伙huǒ(classifier) for groups of peopleHSK 5
- 剂jì(classifier) dose (of medicine); (noun) dosage; pharmaceutical preparationHSK 7-9
- 拨bōto dial (a phone number); to allocate; to set aside (money or resources); (classifier) used for groups, batchesHSK 7-9
- 批pī(classifier) for batches, groups, lots; (verb) to criticize; to comment on or approve (a document)HSK 5
- 滴dī(verb) to drip; (classifier) a drop (of liquid)HSK 6
- 章zhāng(classifier) for chapters of a book, sections of a document, or clauses of a law; (classifier) for movements of a symphonyHSK 6
- 杆gǎn(noun) a stick, pole, or lever; (classifier) for long, rod-like objects such as guns, fishing rods, and flagpolesHSK 7-9
- 枚méi(classifier) for small, flat, or round objects (coins, rings, badges, medals, pearls, etc.); (classifier) for larger manufactured items such as rockets, satellites, and missilesHSK 7-9
- 股gǔ(classifier) for long winding things (rope, river, strand); (classifier) for smoke, smells, or puffs: thread, whiff; (classifier) for groups of people or sudden actions: band, gustHSK 7-9
- 幕mù(classifier) act (of a play, opera, or stage performance)HSK 7-9
- 尺chǐ(classifier) a Chinese foot, a traditional unit of length equal to about 1/3 meter; (noun) a ruler, a tape measureHSK 6
- 棵kē(classifier) for trees, cabbages, plants, and other growing vegetationHSK 4
- 刻kè(classifier) quarter (of an hour); a short moment; (verb) to carve, to engraveHSK 3
- 户hù(classifier) for households, families, or registered residencesHSK 6
- 桩zhuāng(noun) wooden stake, pile, stump; (classifier) used for matters, cases, events, or transactionsHSK 7-9
- 堂táng(noun) hall, large room for a specific purpose; (classifier) for classes, lectures, lessons; (classifier) for sets of furnitureHSK 7-9
- 一阵yī zhèn(quantifier) a burst of, a spell of (used for short, sudden actions or sensations)HSK 6
- 一番yī fān(classifier) a round of; a bout of; a thorough (effort/process)HSK 7-9
- 驾jiàto drive, pilot, sail, or ride (a vehicle or animal); (classifier) for horse-drawn carriages or vehicles (formal/archaic)HSK 7-9
- 幢zhuàng(classifier) for buildingsHSK 7-9
- 窝wō(noun) nest; lair; den; pit; (classifier) used for litters and broods; (verb) to stay cooped up; to harbor or shelterHSK 7-9
- 宗zōng(classifier) for cases, batches, transactions, medical cases, etc.HSK 7-9
- 届jiè(classifier) for periodic events (meetings, competitions, elections) and graduating classesHSK 5
- 串chuàn(classifier) used for things strung together or in a bunch or in a row: string of, bunch of, skewer of; (noun) a string; a bunch; a skewerHSK 6
- 朵duǒ(classifier) for flowers, clouds, and similar clump-like objectsHSK 5
- 阵zhènclassifier for short bursts or spells of wind, rain, pain, applause, etc.HSK 5
- 寸cùn(classifier) Chinese inch (approx. 3.33 cm, 1/10 of a Chinese foot)HSK 6
- 束shù(classifier) for bunches, bundles, or beams of lightHSK 5
- 番fān(classifier) for occurrences of an event, action, or speech utterance, often implying a whole round or period; (classifier) for a kind or sort of situation, flavor, etc. (used with 一 in phrases like 别有一番∼); (classifier) for times or -fold, used in expressions like 翻一番 (to double)HSK 6
- 粒lì(classifier) for small round things (pills, bullets, grains, pearls, etc.); (noun) grain, granuleHSK 6
- 捆kǔn(verb) to tie together, to bundle up; (noun) a bundle, a bunch; (classifier) bundle, bunch (for items tied together)HSK 7-9
- 截jié(verb) to cut off; to intercept; to stop; (classifier) for sections, chunks, or lengths (e.g., of wood, pipe, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 席xíwoven mat (e.g., bamboo or straw mat); banquet, feast; seat, place (in a meeting, assembly, or legislature)HSK 7-9
- 一块yī kuài(classifier phrase) a piece, a chunk (for flat or block-like objects); (colloquial) one yuan (dollar); (figurative, preceded by 这/那) aspect, area, dimensionHSK 7-9
- 一对yī duìclassifier for pairs or couples (people, animals, body parts, or items that naturally come in twos)HSK 7-9
- 孔kǒnghole; (classifier) for cave dwellingsHSK 7-9
- 丸wán(noun) small round object; ball; pellet; pill; (classifier) for small round objects like pills, meatballs, etc.HSK 7-9
- 摊tān(verb) to spread out, to unfold; (noun) vendor's stand, stall; (classifier) for a puddle, pool, or spread of liquidHSK 7-9