Measure Words

Question 1

MW for family members

Answer 1

口 Kǒu

1.）我家有四口人. Wǒjiā yǒu sì kǒu rén.

Question 2

MW for person, phones, weeks, months, etc.

Answer 2

个 ge

1.）两个月Liǎng gè yue

Question 3

MW for long, thin objects

Answer 3

条 Tiáo

1. ）一条裤子 Yītiáo kùzi
2. ）四条蛇 Sìtiáo shé
3. ) 这条河 zhè tiáo hé (river)
4. ）十条鱼 shí tiáo yú

Question 4

MW for horse, mules, bolts of cloth

Answer 4

匹 pǐ

1.) 五匹马 Wǔ pǐ mǎ

Question 5

MW for books, files, magazines, notebooks

Answer 5

本 běn

1. ) 十本书 shí běn shū
2. ) 一本杂志 yī běn zá zhì

Question 6

MW for cow

Answer 6

头 tóu

1.) 两头牛 Liǎngtóu niú

Question 7

MW for flat objects

Answer 7

张 zhāng

1. ) 一张票 yī zhāng piào
2. ) 三张桌子 sān zhāng zhuō zi
3. ) 九张纸 Jiǔ zhāng zhǐ

Question 8

MW for clothing, gifts, problems

Answer 8

件 jiàn

1. ) 这件衬衫 zhè jiàn chèn shān
2. ) 三件礼物 sān jiàn lǐ wù
3. ) 一件事 yī jiàn shì

Question 9

MW for stick-like objects, military contingents, songs, wattage

Answer 9

支 zhī

1.） 三支铅笔 Sān zhī qiānbǐ

Question 10

MW for packaged, wrapped things

Answer 10

包 bāo

1. ）四包口香糖 Sì bāo Kǒuxiāngtáng
2. ）锶包茶叶 Sī bāo cháyè

Question 11

MW for bottles

Answer 11

瓶 píng

1.) 那瓶水 nà píng shuǐ

Question 12

MW clothes

Answer 12

件

1.）一件衣服 Yī jiàn yīfú

Question 13

MW animals, body parts

Answer 13

只 zhī

1. ) 两只手 – liǎng zhī shǒu
2. ) 五只猫 – wǔ zhī māo

Question 14

MW for slice

Answer 14

块 kuài

1. ）一块面包 Yī kuài miànbāo
2. ）一块巧克力 Yī kuài qiǎokèlì

Question 15

MW for pairs

Answer 15

双 shuāng

1. ）那双鞋 – nà shuāng xié
2. ) 一双筷子 – yī shuāng kuài zi

Question 16

MW for vehicles with wheels （not trains）

Answer 16

俩 liàng

1. ）三辆自行车 – sān liàng zì xíng chē
2. ）五辆车 – wǔ liàng chē

Question 17

MW for cup

Answer 17

杯 bēi

1.）一杯咖啡 Yī bēi kāfēi

Question 18

MW for boxes，cartons

Answer 18

盒 hé

1.）一盒牛奶 Yī hé niúnǎi