List of Chinese measure words

1 2 Pinyin Main uses 1 2 Pinyin Main uses

"handful" objects that can individual things, people
b be held (knives, keys; also usage of this classifier in
chairs) ge conjunction with any noun is

scheduled services (trains, (g) generally accepted if the
bn person does not know the
etc.)
proper classifier.
bo "package", "bundle"
thin, slender objects (needles,
bi "cup" drinks gn
pillars, etc.)
"volume" bound print objects which form lines
bn hng
matter (books, etc.) (words, etc.)
b large quantities of money h households
b novels, movies generally derogatory classifier
c volumes of books hu for bands of people such as
gangs or hoodlums
"storey", "layer" buildings,
cng gathering of people (families,
etc ji
companies, etc.)
chng public spectacles
ji aircraft, pianos
chun
"bed" blankets, sheets jin rooms
g
"time" opportunities, jin matters, clothing, etc.
c
accidents ji "section" of bamboo, etc.
linear projections (light rays, regularly scheduled sessions or
do etc.), orders given by an ji
meetings
authoritative figure
j lines, sentences, etc.
water, blood, and other such
d k trees and other such flora
fluids
din ideas, suggestions small objects (hearts, pearls,
teeth, etc.) and also objects
objects with protruding top k
dng appearing to be small (distant
(hats, etc.)
stars and planets)
dng buildings people in villages, family
ku
walls and encompassing members
d
fixtures "chunk", "lump", "piece"
kui
"adjoining length" cables, land, stones, etc.
dun
roadways, etc. objects of the same type or
li
du "couple" people nature
dn meals l "grain"
du flowers, clouds ling automobiles, bicycles, etc.
fn portions li trains
fng letters, mail objects pertaining to
mn academics (courses, majors,
f works of art (paintings, etc.)
etc.)
f "dose" (Chinese) medicine flat and smooth objects
min
objects which come in pairs (mirrors, flags, etc.)
f
(gloves, etc.)
 List of Chinese measure words

1 2 Pinyin Main uses

1 2 Pinyin Main uses
zhn light fixtures (usually lamps)
high-ranking persons (doctors, "sheet" flat objects (paper,
mng lawyers, politicians, royalty, tables, etc.), faces, bows,
etc.) zhng
paintings, tickets,
objects grouped in rows constellations
pi
(chairs, etc) "gust", "burst" events with
flat objects (video cassettes, zhn short durations (lightning
pn
etc.) storms, gusts of wind)
p people, goods, etc. stick-like objects (pens,
zh
horses and other mounts, chopsticks, etc.)
p
rolls/bolts of cloth one of a pair, animals (birds,
zh
pin papers, articles, etc. cats, etc.)
"slice" flat objects, cards, alternative form of , can be
pin zh
slices of bread, etc. used for rifles and roses.
png "bottle" drinks zhng types or kinds of objects
q magazines zu large structures or mountains
qn "group", "herd"
shu songs, poems, music, etc.
sh bunches
shun
objects which come in pairs
g
su ships
su buildings
heavy objects (TVs,
ti computers, etc.) and
performances (theatre, etc.)
periods of classes, suites of
tng
furniture
scheduled transportation
tng
services
"set" books, magazines,
to
collectibles, etc.
long and narrow objects (fish,
tio
trousers, etc.)
"head" certain animals
tu
(pigs, cows, etc.), hair
"ball" rotund and wound
tun
objects (balls of yarn, etc.)
wi polite classifier for people
xing projects
general items of differing
yng
attributes