Measure Words Flashcards
副 (MW)
fu(4)
A pair of things, e.g. glasses
一副眼镜
片 (MW)
pian(4)
A piece or slice。Also for a patch of green.
一片药,一片面包, 一片绿地
条 (MW)
Tiao(2)
Long (and sometimes winding). Also for information bulletins. And for fish!
一条裤子,一条鱼,一条路,一条领带
一条新闻,
座 (MW)
Zuo(4)
Large structure, mountain, bridges
一座城市,一座公寓楼,一座桥, 一座桥
场 (MW)
Chang(2)
Large event, including weather and sports, but also a victory (i.e. not the actual match, just the victory)
一场运动会,一场音乐会, 一场大雪
对 (MW)
Dui(4)
Pair, either of things or people. Similar to shuang, but dui emphasises complementarity (but independent functioning)
一对夫妻, 一对耳环
家 (MW)
Jia(1)
Business, including for e.g. radio station
一家商店,一家医院, 一家电台
幅 (MW)
Fu(2)
Painting or drawing (esp scrolls)
一幅画
块 (MW)
Kuai(4)
A rectangle, money
一块钱,一块面包(loaf)
杯 (MW)
Bei(1)
Things in cups
一杯茶,一杯葡萄酒
所 (MW)
Suo(3)
Institutions, mostly educational
一所学校
顿 (MW)
dun(4)
For meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner etc). Also, if people are being told off/scolded/dressed down
一顿饭,一顿早餐
妈妈说了我们一顿
份 (MW)
Fen(4)
Things of which you are getting a part/copy, especially newspapers
一份报纸
Also jobs and individual tasks
件 (MW)
Jian(4)
Certain items of clothing, and incident or matter
一件毛衣,一件事情
道 (MW)
Dao(4)
A dish or part of a meal
一道菜,一道名菜
盘 (MW)
Pan(2)
Plate
一盘水果
碗 (MW)
Wan(3)
Bowl. Specifically for cooked rice
一碗米饭
辆 (MW)
Liang(4)
Road vehicles
一辆汽车
起 (MW)
Qi(3)
for accidents, incidents etc
一起交通事故
户 (MW)
Hu(4)
Households
十户人家,一户家庭
幢/栋 (MW)
Zhuang / dong(4)
Tall buildings
一栋楼
位 (MW)
Wei (4)
Person. Normally formal
一位老师
名 (MW)
Ming (2)
A person, professional
一名外交官
台 (MW)
tai(2)
Machine. Normally larger size. Not mobile phone which is smaller and 一部手机。
一台电脑, 一台洗衣服
把 (MW)
ba(3)
Objects with a handle (e.g. knife, umbrella,fan), or of which you have a handful (e.g. flowers, violin,lock)
一把雨伞
一把刀
一把花
一把小提琴
一把锁
张 (MW)
张(1)
Tables, paper, flat objects.
一张床
一张画
一张纸