Measure words - Learn the measure words!

bǎ 把 for objects with handles; a handful

bān 班 class (in school) 

bèi 倍 fold, time
běn 本 for books
bǐ 笔 for a sum of money

biàn 遍 times, indicating the frequency of an action done in its complete duration from the beginning to the end

cè 册 volume (books)
céng 层 story, floor
chǎng 场 for movies, sport events

chǐ 尺 a traditional Chinese unit of length (equal to 1⁄3 meter)

cì 次 time, expressing frequency of an act

cùn 寸 a traditional Chinese unit of length (equal to 1⁄30 meter)

dào 道 for questions in a school exercise, examination, etc.; for things in the shape of a line

dī 滴 drop (of liquid)

diǎn 点 o’clock

dù 度 degree (of temperature, longitude, latitude, etc.)

duàn 段 section of something long

dùn 顿 for meals

duǒ 朵 for flowers

fēn 分 Chinese currency (1 分 fēn = 0.1 角 jiǎo = 0.01 元 yuán), cent

fèn 份 for a set of things or newspapers, documents, etc.

fēng 封 for letters

fú 幅 for pictures, poster, maps, etc.

gè 个 the most commonly used measure word for nouns that do not take special measure words, or in default of any other measure word

gēn 根 for long, thin things gōngchǐ 公尺 meter (formal) gōngjīn 公斤 kilogram gōnglǐ 公里 kilometer

háng 行 used with nouns that are formed in lines; line, row, queue

hù 户 used with nouns denoting households and families

huí 回 number of times

jiā 家 for families or businesses

jiān 间 for rooms

jiàn 件 for things, affairs, clothes or furniture

jiǎo 角 Chinese currency (0.1 yuan or 10 fen), ten cents, a dime

jiē 节 a period of time

jīn 斤 a Chinese unit of weight equivalent to half a kilogram

jù 句 for sentences
kē 棵 for trees
kè 克 gram
kè 刻 quarter of an hour
kǒu 口 for members of a family

kuài 块 for things that can be broken into lumps or chunks; for money; yuan, dollar

lǐ 里 a Chinese unit of length, equivalent to 0.5 kilometers

lì 粒 for rice, pearls

liǎng 两 a traditional Chinese unit of weight, equivalent to 50 grams; ounce

liàng 辆 for vehicles

liè 列 for trains

máo 毛 a Chinese money unit, colloquialism for 角 jiǎo (= 0.1 元 yuán or 10 分 fēn)

mēn 门 for school subjects, languages, etc.

mǐ 米 meter (colloquial) miàn 面 for flat objects miǎo 秒 second (of time)

míng 名 for people, especially for those with a specific position or occupation

mǔ 亩 a traditional Chinese unit
of area, especially in farming (equal to 1⁄15 hectare or 667 square meters)

 pái 排 for things arranged in a row

pī 批 for a batch of goods, and for things/people arriving at the same time

pǐ 匹 for horses

piān 篇 for a piece of writing

piàn 片 for a thin and flat piece, slice

píng 瓶 a bottle of

qún 群 a crowd/group of

shēn 身 for clothes

shǒu 首 for songs and poems

shuāng 双 a pair of (shoes, chopsticks, etc.)

suì 岁 year (of age)
suǒ 所 for houses, or institutions

housed in a building

tái 台 for machines, big instruments, etc.

tàng 趟 for trips

tào 套 a set of

tiáo 条 for things with a long, narrow shape

tóu 头 for cattle or sheep

wèi 位 a polite measure word for

people

xià 下 used with certain verbs to indicate the number of times the action is done

xiàng 项 item, component

yè 页 for pages (of a book)

yīngchǐ 英尺 foot (as a measurement of length)

yīngcùn 英寸 inch

yuán 元 the basic unit of Chinese currency (1 元 yuán = 10 角 jiǎo/毛 máo = 100 分 fēn), dollar

zhāng 张 for paper, beds, tables, desks

zhèn 阵 for an action or event that lasts for some time

zhī 支 for stick-like things
zhī 只 for animals, utensils, or

objects

zhǒng 种 kind, sort

zuò 座 for large and solid objects, such as a large building