Chinese Measure Words 4

Grammar Point:
In this article, we are going to introduce the following Chinese measure words: 打 dǎ, 袋 dài, 根 gēn, 卷 juǎn, 棵 kē, 批 pī.

打 (dǎ)

打 dǎ is a measure word used for various objects that are usually hit or struck, such as balls, eggs, cans, etc. It is similar to the English measure word “a dozen” which is used to indicate a certain quantity of items.

一打牛奶　Yì dǎ niúnǎi
A dozen cartons of milk

一打雞蛋鸡蛋　Yì dǎ jīdàn
A dozen of eggs

兩两打啤酒　Liǎng bǎ píjiǔ
Two dozens of beer

袋 (dài)

袋 dài is a measure word that is used to quantify bags or pouches of something. It is similar to the English measure word “a bag of” or “a pouch of” which is used to indicate a certain quantity of items that are packaged in bags or pouches.

一袋糖果　Yì dài tángguǒ
A bag of candy

一袋大米　Yì dài dàmǐ
A bag of rice

三袋咖啡豆　sān dài kāfēidòu
Three bags of coffee beans

根 (gēn)

根 gēn is a measure word used to quantify long, thin, and solid objects, such as carrots, cigarette, or cables. It is similar to the English measure word “a piece of” or “a length of” which is used to indicate a certain quantity of long and thin objects.

一根香蕉　Yì gēn xiāngjiāo
A banana

一根黃瓜黄瓜　Yì gēn huángguā
A cucumber

兩两根電纜电缆　Liǎng gēn diànlǎn
Two cables

卷 (juǎn)

卷 juǎn is a measure word used to quantify long and cylindrical objects, such as paper rolls, film reels, or clothes. It is similar to the English measure word “a roll of” or “a reel of” which is used to indicate a certain quantity of long and cylindrical object.

一卷膠片胶片　Yì juǎn jiāopiàn
A roll of film

一卷紙纸　Yì juǎn zhǐ
A roll of pape

三卷線线　sān juǎn xiàn
Three rolls of thread

棵 (kē)

棵 kē is a measure word used to quantify trees, and saplings. It is similar to the English measure word “a tree of” which is used to indicate a certain quantity of trees.

一棵樹树　Yì kē shù
A tree

一棵小樹苗小树苗　Yì kē xiǎo shùmiáo
A small sapling

兩两棵蘋果樹苹果树　Liǎng kē píngguǒ shù
Two apple trees

批 (pī)

批 pī is a measure word used to quantify batches or groups of items or people, such as documents, goods, customers, or products. It is similar to the English measure word “a batch of” or “a group of” which is used to indicate a certain quantity of items.

一批文件　Yì pī wénjiàn
A batche of documents

一批貨货　Yì pī huò
A batch of goods

三批學生学生　sān pī xuéshēng
Three groups of students

• Measure words part 1
  (個个 ge, 位 wèi, 本 běn, 杯 bēi, 枝 zhī, 瓶 píng, 罐 guàn, 塊块 kuài）

• Measure words part 2
  (份 fèn, 張张 zhāng, 輛辆 liàng, 件 jiàn, 隻只 zhī, 條条 tiáo, 雙双 shuāng, 種种 zhǒng）

• Measure Words Part 3
  (把 bǎ, 行 háng, 架 jià, 群 qún, 束 shù, 台 tái, 家 jiā, 頁页 yè)