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Word	Pinyin	Meaning	Example Pinyin
头	tóu	measure word for cattle and large animals	yī tóu niú
套	tào	a set or suite	yī tào fángzi
家	jiā	for families, companies, shops	yī jiā shāngdiàn
对	duì	pair, couple	yī duì fūqī
封	fēng	used for letters, mail	yī fēng xìn
层	céng	used for floors, layers	yī céng lóu
届	jiè	session (of a conference), graduating class, term	yī jiè xué shēng
幅	fú	for pictures, paintings	yī fú huà
幢	zhuàng	for large buildings, mansions	yī zhuàng dàlóu
座	zuò	a large or solid structure	yī zuò shān
张	zhāng	flat objects	yì zhāng zhuōzi
所	suǒ	used for buildings, institutions	yī suǒ xuéxiào
扇	shàn	measure word for doors and windows	yī shàn mén
批	pī	batch, shipment, group, lot	yī pī huò wù
把	bǎ	handful, for objects with a handle	yì bǎ yàoshi
排	pái	row	yī pái yǐzi
支	zhī	a stick-like object (long, slender)	yī zhī bǐ
数字 + 量词 + 名词 shùzì + liàngcí + míngcí	number + measure word + noun	三只猫	three cats
期	qī	issue (of magazine/newspaper)	yī qī zázhì
本	běn	books and bound items	liǎng běn cídiǎn
朵	duǒ	measure word for flowers, clouds, blossom	yī duǒ huā
束	shù	bunch; bundle	yī shù huā
条	tiáo	long narrow things	yì tiáo kùzi
杯	bēi	cups or glasses of drinks	liǎng bēi chá
枚	méi	for small flat objects like coins, stamps	yī méi yóupiào

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