Measure Words Flashcards
Memorise measure words and what they are used for.
个 ge
general measure word for people, objects
些
general MW for a little number of objects but more than one
套
set MW for apartments, tools, furniture
钟
sort/kind MW for many objects
台
piece MW for appliances and machines
顿
pause MW for meals and scolding
场
MW for natural and social events
条
MW for long things e.g river, pants
位 wèi
MW for people (respectful)
句 jù
Mw for sentences, remarks and utterances
张 zhāng
MW for flat things e.g paper
件 jiàn
item MW for clothing
片 piàn
slice/piece MW for bread, leaves
遍 biàn
MW for repeated actions (doing the same thing in the same way) e.g reading, speaking, listening
次 cì
MW for repeated actions (doing the same thing in a new way) e.g visiting a place
颗 kē
MW for heart, pearl
棵 kē
MW for trees
盒 hé
box MW for things that come in boxes e.g chocolate
篇 piān
piece MW for article and text
口 kou (third tone)
MW for language
楼 loú
MW for storey/floors of a building
间 jiān
MW for rooms with specific function e.g classroom, bookshop
家 jiā
house MW for enterprise/institutional buildings
本 ben (third tone)
MW for books
