Chinese Vocabulary: Measure Words

Chinese Vocabulary Characters Pinyin

generic 个 gè

flat things (paper) 张 zhāng

books 本 běn

glasses or cups 杯 bēi

bottles 瓶 píng

clothing, presents or problems 件 jiàn

families or business 家 jiā

animals 只 zhī

vehicles with wheels 辆 liàng

A pair of (something) 双 shuāng

Vocabulary Characters Pinyin

gram 克 kè

milligram 毫克 háo kè

kilogram 公斤 gōng jīn

ton 吨 dūn

length 长 cháng

metre 米 mǐ

centimetre 厘米 lí mǐ

kilometre 公里 gōng lǐ

litre 升 shēng

hectare 公顷 gōng qǐng