{"id":3007,"date":"2022-10-07T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T06:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=3007"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:35:22","slug":"chinese-measure-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Measure Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/#What_Is_a_Measure_Word\" >What Is a Measure Word?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/#Time_Nouns_with_Measure_Words\" >Time Nouns with Measure Words<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/#Further_Reading\" >Further Reading<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin=\"\">\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;1,500&amp;family=Noto+Serif+TC:wght@300;500;600&amp;family=Noto+Serif+SC:wght@300;500;600&amp;family=Jost:wght@400;500&amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<style>\n\n  .odd-post{\n    --ink: #24221D;\n    --ink-soft: #726E64;\n    --jade: #3F5D52;\n    --jade-deep: #2B4038;\n    --gold: #A9843F;\n    --red: #A13D2C;\n    --hair: rgba(36,34,29,0.13);\n    --panel: #FAF9F5;\n\n    background: #FFFFFF;\n    color: var(--ink);\n    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;\n    font-weight: 400;\n    line-height: 1.75;\n    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\n    max-width: 680px;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n    padding: 0 32px;\n  }\n\n  .odd-post *{ box-sizing: border-box; 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A herd of cows. English has measure words too \u2014 it&#8217;s just optional. Chinese uses\n      them constantly, and skipping one isn&#8217;t a stylistic choice; it&#8217;s a mistake.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The basics<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_a_Measure_Word\"><\/span>What Is a Measure Word?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        In English, you can say &#8220;There is a flock of birds&#8221; or just &#8220;There are five birds&#8221; \u2014 the measure\n        word is optional. In Chinese, it never is. Whenever a number (or a demonstrative like &#8220;this&#8221; or\n        &#8220;that&#8221;) comes before a noun, a measure word has to sit between them.\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        There are over two hundred measure words in Chinese, and most nouns pair with one specific to\n        their meaning \u2014 which is exactly why they&#8217;re such a common sticking point for learners.\n      <\/p>\n      <p><b>Every noun, even a single, countable one, needs a measure word in Chinese.<\/b><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">a cup of water<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u96bb<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">five dogs<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">this book<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u8f1b<\/span><rt>li\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eca<\/span><rt>ch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb hl\">\u8f86<\/span><rt>li\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8f66<\/span><rt>ch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">that car<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"note-callout\">\n      <p class=\"label\">Exception<\/p>\n      <p>\n        The measure word disappears when a noun is used generically \u2014 talking about the category, not a\n        specific quantity.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">Book(s) are good. \u2014 generic, no quantity in mind<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b46<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b14<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I have pen(s). \u2014 generic<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"note-callout\">\n      <p class=\"label\">Pro Tip: The Universal Measure Word<\/p>\n      <p>\n        Feeling overwhelmed by 200+ measure words? When in doubt, just use <b><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><\/ruby><\/b>. It is the most common and versatile measure word in Chinese. While native speakers will know you used a &#8220;generic&#8221; one instead of the specific one, they will understand you perfectly!\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">A special case<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_Nouns_with_Measure_Words\"><\/span>Time Nouns with Measure Words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\" style=\"margin-bottom: 56px !important;\">\n      <p>\n        With time nouns, the measure word can sometimes vanish entirely \u2014 and the reason is more about\n        rhythm than grammar. Chinese speech has a soft preference for even-numbered syllables. A\n        one-syllable time word already sits at an odd count, so the\n        measure word usually gets dropped to keep things balanced \u2014 even once the number climbs into the\n        double digits.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <table class=\"term-table\">\n      <thead>\n        <tr><th>Number<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;\">MW<\/th><th>One-syllable word<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr>\n      <\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td class=\"mw-cell\"><ruby><span class=\"rb mw-x\">\u2717<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>1 day<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td class=\"mw-cell\"><ruby><span class=\"rb mw-x\">\u2717<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>1 year<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td class=\"mw-cell\"><ruby><span class=\"rb mw-x\">\u2717<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468<\/span><rt>zh\u014du<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468<\/span><rt>zh\u014du<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>1 week<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td class=\"mw-cell\"><ruby><span class=\"rb mw-x\">\u2717<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>11 days<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td class=\"mw-cell\"><ruby><span class=\"rb mw-x\">\u2717<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td>30 years<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n\n    <div class=\"section-body\" style=\"margin-top: 56px !important; 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changes meaning depending on whether the measure word is there.\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u6708<\/span><rt>\u00e8ryu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u6708<\/span><rt>\u00e8ryu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby> means &#8220;February&#8221; \u2014 no measure word, because it&#8217;s naming a\n        specific month, not counting a quantity. <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u500b\u6708<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng ge yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u4e2a\u6708<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng ge yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby> means &#8220;two months&#8221; \u2014\n        with the measure word, now it&#8217;s a duration.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Keep exploring<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Further_Reading\"><\/span>Further Reading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <ul class=\"further-reading\">\n      <li><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/all-measure-words\/\">All Measure Words<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/section>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<script>\n\/*\n  Applies the site's lang_zh-TW cookie on page load (see lang-selector\n  widget) directly to this post's .lang-zh-TW \/ .lang-zh-CN elements,\n  since the widget's own \"on load\" handler only updates its menu\n  pointers, not the actual display. 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