Chinese grammar178 nouns63 measure words

量词Chinese Measure Word Finder

Type a noun in Chinese, pinyin or English and see which measure word goes with it, with pinyin, an example and the noun's HSK 3.0 level.

All nouns

178 nouns
NounMeaningMeasure word
人rénperson, people个 gè also 位
朋友péngyoufriend个 gè also 位
孩子háizichild个 gè
学生xuéshengstudent个 gè also 名
老师lǎoshīteacher位 wèi also 个
医生yīshēngdoctor位 wèi also 个、名
客人kèrénguest位 wèi also 个
国家guójiācountry个 gè
家庭jiātíngfamily, household个 gè
猫māocat只 zhī
狗gǒudog只 zhī also 条
鸟niǎobird只 zhī
鸡jīchicken只 zhī
羊yángsheep, goat只 zhī
熊猫xióngmāopanda只 zhī
老虎lǎohǔtiger只 zhī
鱼yúfish条 tiáo
蛇shésnake条 tiáo
马mǎhorse匹 pǐ
牛niúcow, ox头 tóu
猪zhūpig头 tóu also 只
大象dàxiàngelephant头 tóu
书shūbook本 běn
杂志zázhìmagazine本 běn
词典cídiǎndictionary本 běn
护照hùzhàopassport本 běn
报纸bàozhǐnewspaper份 fèn also 张
纸zhǐpaper张 zhāng
票piàoticket张 zhāng
照片zhàopiànphoto张 zhāng
地图dìtúmap张 zhāng
卡kǎcard张 zhāng
邮票yóupiàopostage stamp张 zhāng also 枚
桌子zhuōzitable, desk张 zhāng
床chuángbed张 zhāng
沙发shāfāsofa张 zhāng
脸liǎnface张 zhāng
信xìnletter封 fēng
电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiànemail封 fēng
文章wénzhāngarticle篇 piān
作文zuòwénessay, composition篇 piān
歌gēsong首 shǒu
诗shīpoem首 shǒu
画huàpainting, picture幅 fú also 张
电影diànyǐngfilm, movie部 bù also 个
电视剧diànshìjùTV series部 bù
手机shǒujīmobile phone部 bù also 个
电梯diàntīlift, elevator部 bù
电脑diànnǎocomputer台 tái
电视diànshìtelevision set台 tái
空调kōngtiáoair conditioner台 tái
冰箱bīngxiāngfridge台 tái
洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine台 tái
灯dēnglamp, light盏 zhǎn
车chēvehicle, car辆 liàng
汽车qìchēcar辆 liàng
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle辆 liàng
出租车chūzūchētaxi辆 liàng
公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus辆 liàng
飞机fēijīplane架 jià
船chuánboat, ship条 tiáo also 艘
钢琴gāngqínpiano架 jià
衣服yīfuclothes件 jiàn also 套
衬衫chènshānshirt件 jiàn
毛衣máoyīsweater件 jiàn
外套wàitàocoat, jacket件 jiàn
裤子kùzitrousers条 tiáo
裙子qúnziskirt条 tiáo
围巾wéijīnscarf条 tiáo
毛巾máojīntowel条 tiáo
项链xiàngliànnecklace条 tiáo
帽子màozihat顶 dǐng
鞋xiéshoe双 shuāng also 只
袜子wàzisock双 shuāng
手套shǒutàoglove双 shuāng also 副
眼镜yǎnjìngglasses副 fù
手表shǒubiǎowatch块 kuài
戒指jièzhiring枚 méi also 个
手shǒuhand只 zhī also 双
眼睛yǎnjingeye只 zhī also 双
牙yátooth颗 kē
心xīnheart颗 kē
头发tóufahair根 gēn
星星xīngxingstar颗 kē
树shùtree棵 kē
花huāflower朵 duǒ also 束
叶子yèzileaf片 piàn
云yúncloud朵 duǒ also 片
山shānmountain座 zuò
桥qiáobridge座 zuò
楼lóubuilding座 zuò also 栋
城市chéngshìcity座 zuò also 个
河hériver条 tiáo
路lùroad条 tiáo
街jiēstreet条 tiáo
房子fángzihouse, flat套 tào also 座
房间fángjiānroom个 gè also 间
教室jiàoshìclassroom间 jiān also 个
学校xuéxiàoschool所 suǒ also 个
医院yīyuànhospital家 jiā also 所、个
公司gōngsīcompany家 jiā also 个
饭店fàndiànrestaurant, hotel家 jiā also 个
商店shāngdiànshop家 jiā also 个
银行yínhángbank家 jiā also 个
超市chāoshìsupermarket家 jiā also 个
门méndoor扇 shàn also 个、道
窗户chuānghuwindow扇 shàn also 个
镜子jìngzimirror面 miàn
椅子yǐzichair把 bǎ
伞sǎnumbrella把 bǎ
刀dāoknife把 bǎ
钥匙yàoshikey把 bǎ also 串
笔bǐpen支 zhī
铅笔qiānbǐpencil支 zhī
队duìteam支 zhī also 个
包bāobag个 gè
箱子xiāngzibox, suitcase个 gè also 只
苹果píngguǒapple个 gè
鸡蛋jīdànegg个 gè
包子bāozisteamed bun个 gè
饺子jiǎozidumpling个 gè also 盘、碗
西瓜xīguāwatermelon个 gè also 块
香蕉xiāngjiāobanana根 gēn also 个、串
葡萄pútaogrape串 chuàn also 颗
蛋糕dàngāocake块 kuài also 个
面包miànbāobread片 piàn also 个
巧克力qiǎokèlìchocolate块 kuài
糖tángsweet, candy块 kuài also 颗
肉ròumeat块 kuài also 斤
石头shítoustone块 kuài
米饭mǐfàncooked rice碗 wǎn
面条miàntiáonoodles碗 wǎn
汤tāngsoup碗 wǎn
菜càidish道 dào also 个、盘
饭fànmeal顿 dùn
茶chátea杯 bēi also 壶
咖啡kāfēicoffee杯 bēi
水shuǐwater杯 bēi also 瓶
牛奶niúnǎimilk杯 bēi also 瓶、盒
啤酒píjiǔbeer瓶 píng also 杯
酒jiǔalcohol, wine瓶 píng also 杯
药yàomedicine片 piàn also 种
被子bèiziquilt床 chuáng also 条
菜单càidānmenu份 fèn also 张
事shìmatter, thing件 jiàn
事情shìqingmatter, thing件 jiàn
礼物lǐwùgift, present件 jiàn also 份
行李xíngliluggage件 jiàn
工作gōngzuòjob份 fèn
问题wèntíquestion, problem个 gè also 道
题tíexam question道 dào
话huàwords, what someone says句 jù
句子jùzisentence个 gè
字zìcharacter个 gè
词cíword个 gè
课kèlesson, class节 jié also 门
语言yǔyánlanguage门 mén also 种
比赛bǐsàimatch, competition场 chǎng
考试kǎoshìexam场 chǎng also 次
雨yǔrain场 chǎng also 阵
雪xuěsnow场 chǎng
风fēngwind阵 zhèn
电话diànhuàphone call个 gè also 通
新闻xīnwénnews story条 tiáo
消息xiāoximessage, news条 tiáo also 个
短信duǎnxìntext message条 tiáo
主意zhǔyiidea个 gè
机会jīhuìchance个 gè also 次
办法bànfǎway, method个 gè also 种
颜色yánsècolour种 zhǒng also 个
钱qiánmoney笔 bǐ
时间shíjiāntime段 duàn
故事gùshistory个 gè
小时xiǎoshíhour个 gè
星期xīngqīweek个 gè
月yuèmonth个 gè
天tiāndaynone needed
年niányearnone needed

How Chinese measure words work

In Chinese, a number can't go straight before a noun. A measure word (量词, liàngcí), also called a classifier, sits between them: 一只猫 (a cat), 三本书 (three books). The same goes for 这, 那 and 几: 这本书, 几个人.

Most measure words group nouns by shape or kind. 条 is for long, narrow things like rivers, roads and trousers; 张 is for flat things like paper, tables and tickets; 只 is for most animals.

个 is the general measure word. If you don't know the right one, 个 is often understood, but using the specific word sounds far more natural.

To say "two", use 两, not 二, before a measure word: 两个人, 两杯茶.

Measure words and the nouns they go with

个gè
the general measure word: people and most things without a special one人、朋友、孩子、学生、老师、医生、客人、国家、家庭、电影、手机、戒指、城市、房间、教室、学校、医院、公司、饭店、商店、银行、超市、门、窗户、队、包、箱子、苹果、鸡蛋、包子、饺子、西瓜、香蕉、蛋糕、面包、菜、问题、句子、字、词、电话、消息、主意、机会、办法、颜色、故事、小时、星期、月
位wèi
people, said politely人、朋友、老师、医生、客人
名míng
people in formal counts, such as students or staff学生、医生
只zhī
most animals; one of a pair猫、狗、鸟、鸡、羊、熊猫、老虎、猪、鞋、手、眼睛、箱子
条tiáo
long, narrow things; also news and messages狗、鱼、蛇、船、裤子、裙子、围巾、毛巾、项链、河、路、街、被子、新闻、消息、短信
匹pǐ
horses马
头tóu
large farm animals牛、猪、大象
本běn
books and other bound volumes书、杂志、词典、护照
份fèn
copies, portions and jobs报纸、菜单、礼物、工作
张zhāng
flat things with a surface: paper, tables, beds报纸、纸、票、照片、地图、卡、邮票、桌子、床、沙发、脸、画、菜单
封fēng
letters and emails信、电子邮件
篇piān
articles and essays文章、作文
首shǒu
songs and poems歌、诗
幅fú
paintings and pictures画
部bù
films, TV series, phones and lifts电影、电视剧、手机、电梯
台tái
machines and appliances电脑、电视、空调、冰箱、洗衣机
盏zhǎn
lamps灯
辆liàng
wheeled vehicles车、汽车、自行车、出租车、公共汽车
架jià
planes and pianos飞机、钢琴
艘sōu
ships船
件jiàn
clothes worn on the upper body; matters; items衣服、衬衫、毛衣、外套、事、事情、礼物、行李
套tào
sets, outfits and apartments衣服、房子
顶dǐng
hats帽子
双shuāng
pairs鞋、袜子、手套、手、眼睛
副fù
pairs or sets that work together, such as glasses手套、眼镜
块kuài
pieces and chunks; watches手表、西瓜、蛋糕、巧克力、糖、肉、石头
根gēn
thin, stick-like things头发、香蕉
颗kē
small, round things牙、心、星星、葡萄、糖
棵kē
trees树
朵duǒ
flowers and clouds花、云
束shù
bunches of flowers花
片piàn
thin slices, leaves and tablets叶子、云、面包、药
座zuò
large fixed structures: mountains, bridges, buildings山、桥、楼、城市、房子
栋dòng
buildings楼
间jiān
rooms房间、教室
所suǒ
schools, hospitals and other institutions学校、医院
家jiā
businesses: shops, companies, restaurants医院、公司、饭店、商店、银行、超市
扇shàn
doors and windows门、窗户
面miàn
flat objects such as mirrors and flags镜子
把bǎ
things with a handle椅子、伞、刀、钥匙
支zhī
pens and pencils; teams笔、铅笔、队
串chuàn
bunches and strings of things钥匙、香蕉、葡萄
杯bēi
a cup or glass of茶、咖啡、水、牛奶、啤酒、酒
瓶píng
a bottle of水、牛奶、啤酒、酒
碗wǎn
a bowl of饺子、米饭、面条、汤
盒hé
a box or carton of牛奶
壶hú
a pot of茶
盘pán
a plate of饺子、菜
斤jīn
half a kilogram of肉
道dào
dishes in a meal; exam questions; doors门、菜、问题、题
顿dùn
meals饭
句jù
sentences and lines of speech话
节jié
class periods课
门mén
courses and languages课、语言
场chǎng
events: matches, exams, showings, a spell of rain比赛、考试、雨、雪
次cì
times, occurrences考试、机会
阵zhèn
short bursts of rain or wind雨、风
种zhǒng
kinds, types药、语言、办法、颜色
段duàn
stretches of time; passages时间
笔bǐ
sums of money钱
通tōng
phone calls电话
枚méi
small objects: rings, stamps, coins邮票、戒指
床chuáng
quilts and bedding被子