Chinese Measure Words Free PDF and Flashcards

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning	Example Pinyin
架	jià	used for machines, planes, etc.	yī jià fēijī
栋	dòng	a measure word for buildings	yī dòng dàlóu
株	zhū	for plants, flowers, small trees	yī zhū huā
根	gēn	measure word for long, thin objects (e.g., sticks, hairs)	yī gēn tóufa
棵	kē	measure word for trees and plants	yì kē shù
次	cì	time (occurrence)	yī cì
段	duàn	section, segment	yī duàn shíjiān
滴	dī	measure word for drops of liquid	yī dī shuǐ
片	piàn	flat piece, slice	yī piàn miànbāo
瓶	píng	bottle (of)	yì píng shuǐ
盏	zhǎn	a measure word for lights, lanterns	yī zhǎn dēng
盒	hé	a measure word for boxes, cartons	yī hé qiǎokèlì
盘	pán	for dishes of food or games	yī pán cài
碗	wǎn	bowls of food	yì wǎn tāng
种	zhǒng	kind, type	yī zhǒng shuǐguǒ
笔	bǐ	a sum of money	yī bǐ qián
篇	piān	measure word for articles, essays, reports	yī piān wénzhāng
粒	lì	measure word for small grains or pills	yī lì mǐ
群	qún	group, crowd (of people/animals)	yī qún rén
股	gǔ	strand, stream, whiff, share (financial)	yī gǔ fēng
艘	sōu	a measure word for large ships, vessels	yī sōu lúnchuán
节	jié	for periods, classes, or segments	yī jié kè
行	háng	row; line	yī háng zì
趟	tàng	trip, time for a round trip or journey	qù yī tàng Běijīng
身	shēn	for suits of clothes or the whole body	nà shēn yīfu

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