Learn Chinese Measure Words The Easy Way – Chi1A 轻松学中文量词

Joanne ChenIVC Chinese instructor

Ge 个个 ( 個 ) individual measure

word

•For persons

•For 3-D, material objects

•For units, countries

•For a period of time

• For a character

Ben 本本 measure word for books, magazines

Bei 杯杯 container measure word, a cup of

Zhi 只只 (( 隻隻 )) measure word for insects or animals

Zhi 支支 (( 枝枝 ))- MW for rod-shaped objects

Liang 辆 (( 輛 )) MW for cars, vehicles

Zhang 张 ( 張 ) MW for flat objects or things with a flat surface