Chinese Measure Words 3

把 (bǎ)

This is a measure word in Chinese that is used to indicate a group of objects or one certain object that can be held with one hand, such as chairs, umbrellas, keys, etc.

一把鑰匙钥匙　Yì bǎ yàoshi
A key

一把筷子　Yì bǎ kuàizi
A handful of chopsticks

兩两把麵面　Liǎng bǎ miàn
Two handfuls of noodles

行 (háng)

行 háng is a measure word in Chinese that is used to count rows of something, or lines of text, such as in a book or a document.

一行樹树　Yì háng shù
A row of tree

一行字　Yì háng zì
A line of text

三行筆記笔记　sān háng bǐjì
Three lines of notes

架 (jià)

The Chinese measure word 架 jià is typically used to quantify objects which are machines, airplanes, and instruments that rest on a tripod or stand.

一架飛機飞机　Yí jià fēijī
An airplane

一架鋼琴钢琴　Yí jià gāngqín
A piano

三架相機机　sān jiǎ xiàngjī
Three cameras

群 (qún)

群 qún is a measure word in Chinese that is used to quantify a group of people, animals, or things that share some common characteristics or traits. It can also be used to describe a crowd or a flock of animals.

一群人　Yì qún rén
A group of people

一群鳥鸟　Yì qún niǎo
A flock of birds

一群魚鱼　Yì qún yú
A school of fish

束 (shù)

The Chinese measure word 束 shù is used to quantify things that are tied or bound together in a bundle or a bunch. Note that 束 shù can also be used to describe things that are long and thin, such as beams or rays of light.

一束花　Yí shù huā
A bouquet of flowers

一束麥麦　Yí shù mài
A bundle of wheat straw

兩两束蔥葱　Liǎng shù cōng
Two bunch of green onions

台 (tái)

台 tái is typically used to quantify machines, electronic devices, or equipment. Note that 台 tái can also be used to quantify cars in Taiwan.

一台洗衣機机　Yì tái xǐyījī
A washing machine

一台手機机　Yì tái shǒujī
A mobile phone

三台電視电视　sān tái diànshì
Three TVs

家 (jiā)

The Chinese measure word 家 jiā is used to quantify families or business establishments. The businesses or organizations can be small, locally owned, or big and public, such as shops, vendors, or banks.

一家大公司　Yì jiā dà gōngsī
A big company

一家咖啡店　Yì jiā kāfēi diàn
A coffee shop

兩两家人　Liǎng jiā rén
Two families

頁页 (yè)

This is a measure word in Chinese that is used to quantify pages of a book, document, or other written material. Note that 頁页 yè is specifically used for counting pages and is not interchangeable with other measure words that may be used to quantify physical objects, such as 本 běn for books or 張/张 zhāng for sheets of paper.

一頁页報告报告　Yí yè bàogào
One page of report

三百頁页　Sān bǎi yè
300 pages

第三頁页　Dì sān yè
The third page