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Chinese Measure Words List (26 from HSK 1–3)

The classifiers you need between a number and a noun, with pinyin, audio and what each one counts.

The most common ones

个 (general measure word)本 (for books)杯 (for cups and glasses of a drink)只 (for small animals)件 (for clothes and matters)张 (for flat things: paper, tables)条 (for long things and fish)位 (polite, for people)

How to use them: Chinese measure words grammar lesson.

Measure words by HSK level

WordPinyinLevelMeaning and use
本 běnHSK 1measure word for books; root, origin
个 gèHSK 1general measure word
件 jiànHSK 1measure word for clothes and matters
家 jiāHSK 1home, family; measure word for shops
块 kuàiHSK 1measure word for pieces; unit of money
口 kǒuHSK 1mouth; measure word for people in a family
两 liǎngHSK 1two (before measure words)
些 xiēHSK 1measure word for an amount; some
间 jiānHSK 2measure word for rooms; between
名 míngHSK 2measure word for people; name
条 tiáoHSK 2measure word for long thin things
位 wèiHSK 2polite measure word for people; position
遍 biànHSK 3measure word for actions from start to finish: a time, a round
把 bǎHSK 3measure word for things with a handle; to take
层 céngHSK 3measure word for layers and floors of a building
段 duànHSK 3measure word for sections, paragraphs and stretches
封 fēngHSK 3measure word for letters; to seal
节 jiéHSK 3measure word for lessons, sections and train carriages
句 jùHSK 3measure word for sentences; a sentence
辆 liàngHSK 3measure word for vehicles
双 shuāngHSK 3measure word for pairs
声 shēngHSK 3sound, voice; measure word for cries and shouts
碗 wǎnHSK 3bowl; measure word for bowlfuls
页 yèHSK 3page; measure word for pages
张 zhāngHSK 3measure word for flat things such as sheets and tables
种 zhǒngHSK 3kind, sort; measure word for types

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