Chinese Measure Words

一个 (yí ge)

a measure word for nouns that do not have specific measure words.

一本 (yì běn)

a measure word for a book, a notebook, diary

一件 (yí jiàn)

a measure word for a piece of clothing (upper-body)

一条 (yì tiáo)

a measure word for something elongated and narrow, including long thin animals, lower-body clothes (e.g. pants , neck tie , belt , river 河, fish , snake, etc.)

一双 (yì shuāng)

a measure word for a pair of shoes , socks , chopsticks

一顶 (yì dǐng)

a measure word for a hat or cap

一支 (yì zhī)

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

一座 (yī zuò)

a measure word for cities, buildings, mountains

一所 (yī suǒ)

a measure word for houses, institutions

一场 (yī chǎng)

a measure word for activities

一只 (yì zhī)

a measure word for small pets and some animals, e.g. cat ，dog ， mouse, and birds

一头 (yì tóu)

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

一张 (yì zhāng)

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

一台 (yì tái)

a measure word for a television or a computer

一辆 (yí liàng)

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

一班 (yì bān)

scheduled services (e.g. trains, bus, etc.), group of people, a class as in pupils

一位 (yí weì)

a measure word for person (when this word is used, you don't need to add "人" - to show respect）

一杯 (yì bēi)

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

一瓶 (yì píng)

"bottles" liquids (e.g. water)

一颗 (yì kē)

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

一盒 (yī hé)

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

一间 (yì jiān)

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

一家 (yì jiā)

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

一口 (yī kǒu)

a measure word for members of families

一节 (yī jié)

a measure word for lessons

一块 (yī kuài)

a measure word for money

一把 (yī bǎ)

a measure word for chairs, keys (for sth. with a handle)

一片 (yī piàn)

a measure word for think/leaf like objects

一朵 (yī duǒ)

a measure word for flowers

一份 (yī fèn)

a measure word for newspaper, gifts, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc.

一扇 (yī shàn)

a measure word for doors, windows.

一套 (yī tào)

a measure word for books, furniture, rooms, flat)

一匹 (yī pǐ)

a measure word for horses, mules, etc.