| bān | 班 | scheduled services (trains 火車/火车, etc.), group of people 人, a class as in pupils 學生/学生 |
| bāng | 帮 | "group", "gang" (bandits 匪徒, children 孩子 ) |
| bāo | 包 | "package", "bundle" (cookies 餅乾/饼干, cigarettes 香煙/香烟) |
| bēi | 杯 | "cup" — liquids (water 水) |
| bèi | 輩 － 辈 | "generation", "lifetime" (people 人) |
| bǐ | 筆 － 笔 | large quantities of money (money 錢/钱, funds 資金/资金) |
| chuàn | 串 | sets of numbers; or something that comes in a string (e.g. 號碼/号码: "a string of numbers"; 珍珠頸鏈/项链: "pearl necklace"; 葡萄: "a bunch of grapes"), objects on a skewer/stick (kebabs, satays) |
| chuáng | 床 | "bed" — blankets 毯子, sheets |
| cì | 次 | "time" — opportunities 機會/机会, accidents 事故 |
| dài | 袋 | "bag" — sackfuls, pouchfuls, bagfuls, pocketfuls — flour 麵粉/面粉 |
| dào | 道 | linear projections (light rays 亮光, etc.), orders given by an authority figure 命令, courses (of food) 點心/点心, walls and doors 門/门, questions 題/题, number of times (for certain procedures) 工序 |
| dī | 滴 | "droplet" water 水, blood 鮮血/鲜血, other such fluids |
| diǎn | 點 － 点 | ideas 意見/意见, suggestions, can also mean "a bit" (often used to denote amount) — courage 膽量/胆量 |
| duàn | 段 | "adjoining length" — cables 電線/电线, roadways 路, a part in a drama, play etc. 臺詞/台词 |
| duī | 堆 | "pile", "mass" — trash 垃圾, sand 沙子 |
| duì | 對 － 对 | "couple" — people 人, "pair" (for certain things only) earrings 耳環/耳环, couplets |
| dùn | 頓 － 顿 | meals 飯/饭 |
| fèn | 份 | portions, copies — newspapers 報紙/报纸, notarized document 公證/公证, contract 合同 |
| fù | 服 | "dose" — (Chinese) medicine |
| fù | 副 | objects which come in pairs (gloves 手套, etc.) also for spectacles 眼鏡/眼镜, a pack of cards 牌, mahjong 麻將/麻将 |
| gǔ | 股 | flows (of air 氣/气, smell 香味, influence 潮流).... |
| guǎn | 管 | "tube" — toothpaste and things that comes in tubes — toothpaste 牙膏 |
| guàn | 罐 | Small to medium cans of soda, of juice, bottles of water, cans of food... |
| háng | 行 | "row" — objects which form lines (words 詞/词, etc.). — 行 is also read xíng, see below. |
| hé | 盒 | "small box" — e.g. tape, foods |
| hù | 戶/户 － 户 | households (户 is common in handwritten Traditional Chinese) — household 人家 |
| hú | 壺 － 壶 | pot — tea 茶 |
| huǒ | 伙 | generally derogatory classifier for bands of people such as gangs or hoodlums (匪徒) |
| jì | 劑 － 剂 | dose (medicine 藥/药) |
| jiā | 家 | gathering of people (families 人家, companies 公司, etc.), establishments (shops 商店, restaurants 酒店, hotels 飯店/饭店) |
| jiàn | 件 | matters (affairs 事情), clothing 衣裳, etc. |
| jié | 節 － 节 | "section" — of bamboo 竹子, etc.; a class period at school 課/课; batteries (that look like a section of bamboo): "兩節電池。" |
| jù | 句 | lines, sentences, etc. — sentence 話/话, English 英語/英语 |
| kuài | 塊 － 块 | "chunk", "lump", "piece" — land 地, stones 石頭/石头, etc.; cake 蛋糕 (piece/slice), bread (not slices) 麵包/面包, "dollar" 錢/钱 |
| liǎ | 俩 | sometimes used informally instead of 两个 (liǎng ge), to mean "two" (especially two things or people that are close to one another) |
| pái | 排 | "row" — objects grouped in rows (chairs 座位, etc) |
| pī | 批 | (a large amount of) people 人, goods 商品, etc. |
| qī | 期 | (issues of) periodicals 雜誌/杂志 |
| qún | 群 | "group" (incl. people 人), "herd" — students 學生/学生, birds 鳥/鸟 |
| sā | 仨 | sometimes used informally instead of 三个 to mean "three", "three of" |
| shù | 束 | "bundle", for flowers 花, light, etc. |
| shuāng | 雙 － 双 | pair of objects which naturally come in pairs (e.g. chopsticks 筷子, shoes 鞋, etc.) |
| tào | 套 | "set" — books 書/书, magazines, collectibles, clothes 衣裳, etc |
| wǎn | 碗 | "bowl" — soup 湯/汤, rice 米飯/米饭, congee 粥 |
| xíng | 行 | groups of people traveling together, such as a trade commission or diplomats and aides visiting a foreign country: "国王一行人离开巴黎后十分兴奋" (having left Paris, the king and retinue where enthused). Note: almost only used in the form 一行人. — 行 is also read háng, see above) |
| zhā | 扎 | "jar", "jug" — drinks such as beer, soda, juice, etc. (A recent loan-word from English, it may be considered informal or slang.) |
| zhèn | 陣 － 陣 | "gust", "burst" — events with short durations (e.g. lightning storms, gusts of wind 風/风, etc.) |
| zhī | 隻 － 只 | one of a pair (hands 手, legs); animals (birds 鸟, cats 貓/猫, etc.) |
| zǔ | 組 － 组 | sets, rows, series, group of people 人, batteries 電池/电池 (military) |
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