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Common Measure Words

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Beginner Lessons 

Measuer Word            Classification                Examples 包      bāo                             Packet                             cigarrets 一包烟yī bāo yān One pack of cigaratte杯    bēi                            cup, glass                       tea, coffee, water一杯咖啡  one cup of coffee    yī bēi kā fēi                                    一杯水 one cup of water yī bēi shuǐ 本  běn                                       volume                             book, magazine 一本书            (book)yī běn shū   三本笔记本电脑 (computer)sān běn bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo  部   bù                                                                              movie 一部电影  yī bù diàn yǐng One Movie个   gè                              used if you have              person and  a lot of                                    forgotten the correct       other things                                        one !一个人  yī gè rén; one person家    jiā                                                                               Company,                                                                                           shop,hospital    一家公司  One Company  一家医院 One Hospital 一家诊所 One Clinic              件 jiàn                              Piece, article       clothes,luggage,matter                                                 (Affairs)       一件行李  xíng li (luggage)yī jiàn háng lǐ  一件衣服  (clothes)yī jiàn yī fú           棵  kē                                                                                     tree                一棵书  yī kē shū  (book)块   kuài                             piece, lump                      soap, cake, land, 一块手表  (watch) yī kuài shǒu biǎo    一块冰块(ice) yī kuài bīng kuài    一块蛋糕 (cake)yī kuài dàn gāo    一块土地 ( Land)yī kuài tǔ dì 辆  liàng                                                                              car,bicycle一辆汽车  yī liàng qì chē (car)  yī liàng qì chē   一辆自行车  yī liàng zì háng chē (bicycle) yī liàng zì háng chē 

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