| bǎ | 把 | "handful" — objects that can be held, relatively long and flat objects (knives 刀, scissors 剪刀, swords 劍/剑, keys 鑰匙/钥匙; also chairs 椅子) |
| běn | 本 | "volume" — bound print matter (books 書/书, etc.) |
| bù | 部 | novels 小說/小说, movies 電影/电影, TV dramas etc |
| cè | 冊/册 | volumes of books (冊 is more common in Traditional Chinese, 册 vice versa) |
| céng | 層 /层 | "story", "layer" — buildings 樓/楼, etc |
| chǎng | 場 场 | public spectacles, games 比賽/比赛, drama 戲/戏, film 電影/电影, etc |
| chù | 處 处 | "location", "site" — ruins 廢墟/废墟, construction site 工地 |
| chū | 齣 出 | acts in a play, "performance" — plays 戲/戏, circus 馬戲/马戏, etc |
| 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 |
| dǐng | 頂 顶 | objects with protruding top (hats 帽子, etc.) |
| dòng | 棟 栋 | lit. pillars, used for buildings 房子 |
| duǒ | 朵 | flowers 花, clouds 雲/云 |
| fā | 發 发 | Military projectiles, such as bullets 子彈/子弹, artillery shells 炮彈/炮弹, rockets, guided missiles etc. |
| fēng | 封 | letters 信, mail, fax 傳真/传真 |
| fú | 幅 | works of art (paintings 畫兒/画儿, etc.) |
| ge (gè) | 個 个 | individual things, people — general, catch-all measure word (usage of this classifier in conjunction with any noun is generally accepted if the person does not know the proper classifier) |
| gēn | 根 | thin, slender objects (needles 針/针, pillars 支柱, etc.); strands 絲/丝(e.g. hair 頭髮/头发) |
| jià | 架 | aircraft 飛機/飞机, pianos 琴, machines 儀器/仪器 |
| jiān | 間 间 | rooms 屋子 |
| jiàn | 件 | matters (affairs 事情), clothing 衣裳, etc. |
| jiè | 屆 届 | regularly scheduled sessions or meetings 會/会, year-groups in a school (e.g. Class of 2006) 畢業生/毕业生 |
| juǎn | 卷 | "roll" scrolls - film 膠卷/胶卷, toilet paper 手紙/手纸 |
| kē | 棵 | trees (樹/树) and other such flora |
| kē | 顆 颗 | small objects (hearts 心, pearls 珠子, teeth 牙齒/牙齿, diamonds 鑽石/钻石, etc.) and also objects appearing to be small (distant stars 星星 and planets 星球) |
| kǒu | 口 | people in villages 人, family members; wells 井 |
| lèi | 類 类 | objects of the same type or category — affair 事情, circumstance 情況/情况 |
| lì | 粒 | "grain", small objects such as a grain of rice 米 |
| liàng | 輛 辆 | wheeled vehicles: automobiles 汽車/汽车, bicycles 自行車/自行车, etc. |
| liè | 列 | trains 火車/火车 |
| lún | 輪 轮 | round — competition 比賽/比赛, discussions 會談/会谈 |
| méi | 枚 | medals 獎章/奖章, small flat things like stamps 郵票/邮票 or coins 硬幣/硬币, banana peels, bomb shells 大砲/大炮, also for rings 戒指 |
| mén | 門 门 | objects pertaining to academics (courses 課/课, majors 專業/专业, etc.), also for artillery pieces 大砲/大炮. |
| miàn | 面 | "surface" — flat and smooth objects (mirrors 鏡子/镜子, flags 旗子, etc.) |
| míng | 名 | honorific, or persons with perceived higher social rank (doctors 醫生/医生, lawyers 律師/律师, politicians, royalty, etc.); in formal language, can also be used for any type of person (not necessarily high-ranking, e.g. mother 母親) |
| pán | 盤 盘 | flat objects (video cassettes 錄影帶/录影带, etc.); literally means "dishes" and can be used for a plate of food |
| pǐ | 匹 | horses 馬/马 and other mounts; also rolls/bolts of cloth 布 |
| piān | 篇 | written work: papers 論文/论文, articles 文章, novels etc. |
| piàn | 片 | "slice" — flat objects, cards, slices of bread 麵包/面包, etc. |
| píng | 瓶 | "bottle" — drinks 飲料/饮料 |
| shàn | 扇 | doors 門/门, windows 窗戶/窗户. |
| shǒu | 首 | songs 歌, poems 詩/诗, music 曲子, etc. |
| sōu | 艘 | ships 船 |
| suǒ | 所 | for buildings whose purposes are explicitly stated, ex. hospitals 醫院/医院. Otherwise can use "座" |
| tái | 臺/台 台 | heavy objects, esp. machines (TVs 電視機/电视机, computers 電腦/电脑, etc.); performances (theatre 話劇/话剧, etc.) |
| táng | 堂 | periods of classes 課/课 (e.g. "I have two classes today"), suites of furniture |
| tàng | 趟 | trips (usually repetitive), scheduled transportation services — flights 班機/班机 |
| tí | 題 题 | classifier for questions |
| tiáo | 條 条 | long, narrow, flexible objects (fish 魚/鱼, dogs 狗, trousers 褲子/裤子, etc.), also for roads 路 and rivers 河, pertaining to human lives, eg. "兩條人命" two (human) lives, "一條心", lit. "one heart" (to work as one), classifiers for certain things like counter-measures, etc. |
| tóu | 頭 头 | "head" — domesticated animals 家畜 (pigs 豬/猪, cows 牛, etc.), hair |
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| wèi | 位 | polite classifier for people (attached to positions, not names) — workers 工人, director 主任 |
| xiàng | 項 项 | items, projects — initiative 倡議/倡议, ordinances 法令, statements 聲明/声明 |
| yàng | 樣 样 | general items of differing attributes |
| zhǎn | 盞 盏 | light fixtures (usually lamps 燈/灯), pot of tea etc. |
| zhāng | 張 张 | "sheet" — flat objects (paper 紙/纸, tables 桌子, etc.), faces 臉/脸, bows, paintings 圖畫/图画, tickets 票, constellations, blankets, bedsheets 床單/床单 |
| zhī | 支 | fairly long, stick-like objects (pens 筆/笔, chopsticks, roses, rifles 槍/枪, etc.) |
| zhī | 枝 | alternative form of 支 ("stalk"): can be used for rifles 槍/枪 and flowers |
| zhǒng | 種 种 | types or kinds of objects |
| zuò | 座 | large structures/buildings 樓/楼, mountains 山 |
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