Vocabulary · HSK 3.0 levels 1 to 4
Measure words
Chinese puts a measure word between a number and a noun. These are the ones you will meet first. 36 words, with the pinyin in tone colours and the English meaning. Every one of them is on the HSK 3.0 list for levels 1 to 4.
Study this themeLearn these 36 words with spaced repetition, ten new ones a day.
| Hear | Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK | Your stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 个 | gè | general measure word | HSK 1 | ||
| 本 | běn | measure word for books | HSK 1 | ||
| 件 | jiàn | measure word for clothes, matters and things | HSK 1 | ||
| 些 | xiē | some (measure word) | HSK 1 | ||
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; measure word for family members | HSK 1 | ||
| 次 | cì | time (as in "three times") | HSK 2 | ||
| 位 | wèi | polite measure word for people | HSK 2 | ||
| 名 | míng | measure word for people (formal); place in a ranking | HSK 2 | ||
| 条 | tiáo | measure word for long thin things | HSK 2 | ||
| 间 | jiān | measure word for rooms | HSK 2 | ||
| 种 | zhǒng | kind, type | HSK 3 | ||
| 张 | zhāng | measure word for flat things like paper and tables | HSK 3 | ||
| 声 | shēng | sound; measure word for sounds | HSK 3 | ||
| 句 | jù | measure word for sentences | HSK 3 | ||
| 双 | shuāng | pair; measure word for pairs | HSK 3 | ||
| 段 | duàn | section; measure word for periods and passages | HSK 3 | ||
| 辆 | liàng | measure word for vehicles | HSK 3 | ||
| 节 | jié | festival; measure word for classes and sections | HSK 3 | ||
| 层 | céng | floor, storey; layer | HSK 3 | ||
| 遍 | biàn | time (start to finish), as in "read it twice" | HSK 3 | ||
| 封 | fēng | measure word for letters | HSK 3 | ||
| 场 | chǎng | measure word for events, games and films | HSK 4 | ||
| 部 | bù | measure word for films and books; department | HSK 4 | ||
| 道 | dào | measure word for questions, doors and dishes | HSK 4 | ||
| 片 | piàn | slice, piece; measure word for flat pieces | HSK 4 | ||
| 份 | fèn | measure word for portions and copies | HSK 4 | ||
| 首 | shǒu | measure word for songs and poems | HSK 4 | ||
| 台 | tái | measure word for machines | HSK 4 | ||
| 座 | zuò | measure word for buildings and mountains | HSK 4 | ||
| 项 | xiàng | measure word for items and tasks | HSK 4 | ||
| 顿 | dùn | measure word for meals | HSK 4 | ||
| 幅 | fú | measure word for pictures | HSK 4 | ||
| 篇 | piān | measure word for articles and essays | HSK 4 | ||
| 列 | liè | measure word for trains; row | HSK 4 | ||
| 趟 | tàng | measure word for trips | HSK 4 | ||
| 棵 | kē | measure word for trees and plants | HSK 4 |