Chinese Measure Words

一个

yí ge

a measure word for nouns that do not have specific measure words. Ge is generic measure word which can be used when the actual measure word is not known.

一本

yì běn

a measure word for a book 书, a notebook 笔记本, diary 日记

一件

yí jiàn

a measure word for a piece of clothing that go through your arms (e.g. tops 上衣, shirt 衬衫, sweater 毛衣, jacket 夹克, etc.)

一条

yì tiáo

a measure word for something elongated and narrow (e.g. pants 裤子, neck tie 领带, belt 皮带, river 河, fish 鱼, etc.)

一双

yì shuāng

a measure word for a pair of shoes 鞋子, socks 袜子, chopsticks 筷子

一支

yì zhī

a measure word for a small "stick-shaped" thing (e.g. pencil 铅笔, brush 梳子)

一只

yì zhī

a measure word for small pets and some animals (e.g. cat 猫，dog 狗， mouse 老鼠)

一头

yìtóu

a measure word for big animals (e.g. cow 牛, pig 猪, sheep 羊)

一张

yì zhāng

a measure word for something flat (e.g. paper 纸, a table 桌子, a picture 照片)

一台

yì tái

a measure word for a television 电视 or a computer 电脑

一辆

yí liàng

a measure word for 2 or 4 wheels transportation (e.g. bicycle 脚踏车，bus 公车 etc.)

一位

yí weì

a measure word for person (when use this word, don't need to add "人"）

一杯

yì bēi

"cup/glass" liquids (e.g. water 水， milk 牛奶)

一瓶

yì píng

"bottles" liquids (e.g. water 水)

一颗

yìkē

a measure word for something round (e.g. fruit 水果, candy 糖果)

一盒

yī hé

a measure word for a box of small objects (e.g. cookies 饼干 , paperclips 回纹针, Lego pieces 乐高)

一间

yìjiān

a measure word for a room (e.g. classroom 教室, bedroom 卧室，store 商店)

一家

yìjiā

a measure word for a business (e.g. restaurant 餐厅, hotel 旅馆, hospital医院)

一间

yìjiān

a measure word for a room (e.g. classroom 教室, bedroom 卧室，store 商店)

一本

yì běn

a measure word for a book 书, a notebook 笔记本, diary 日记