Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Below is a comprehensive list of Chinese measure words and what they are used to count.
HanziPinyinUse
把băchair, knife, umbrella, toothbrush; objects with handles
包bāopack of cigarettes; packets of objects
杯bēitea, coffee, cup
本bĕnbook, magazine
部bùfilm
串chuànfor items that come in bunches or clusters, e.g.: grapes or bananas
床chuángblankets
顶dĭnghats
堵dǔwalls
对duìfor items that are paired (but not necessarily so)
份fènnewspaper; share; portion; copies
封fēngletter (written document)
副fùsunglasses
个gègeneral measure word; people
根gēnbananas; other long, slender objects
罐guàncan (of soda or food); jar; tin
户hùhomes; households
家jiācompanies; buildings; households
架jiàbridge; airplane
间jiānroom
件jiànclothes; luggage
届jièevents; used for events like the Olympics, World Cup, and such that occur frequently
斤jīnpound (actually 0.5 kilograms)
句jùphrase; remark
卷juănreel; spool; toilet paper; camera film
棵kētree
课kètext; lesson
口kŏufamily members; household
块kuàisoap; piece of land; Olympic medals; other things that come in hunks, chunks, or lumps; a measure of currency
辆liàngcar; bicycle; wheeled vehicles
轮lúnround (of talks, sports)
匹pĭhorses; bolt of cloth
瓶píngbottles
起qĭcases (used for criminal case); batch, group (e.g.: visitors)
群qúncrowd; group (of people); flock (of birds, sheep); swarm (bees); herd (animals)
首shŏupoems
双shuāngchopsticks; items that necessarily come in pairs
艘sōuboats; ships
台táicomputers; televisions; radios; other machines
套tàoset (of furniture, stamps)
条tiáostreets; rivers; fish; snakes; other long, winding objects
头tóudomestic animals; head of cattle; mules; other larger animals
位wèiperson (polite usage)
张zhāngmap; bed; table; other flat, rectangular objects
只zhīanimal; one of a pair of body parts (hands, feet, ears); earrings; rings
枝zhīpencil, cigarette, pen; other long, thin objects
支zhīpencil, cigarette, pen; other long, thin objects
坐zuòmountains; bridges; buildings

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