List of Idiomatic Count/Measure Words ChinePinyiMain uses Examples se n bǎ \— 把 knife 刀, scissors, sword, key 钥匙, (ba) objects that can be held, umbrella 伞, fan 扇子, spoon 勺子, relatively long and flat fork, toothbrush, hammer, padlock, objects pair of scissors, pistol, rifle, chair 椅子, handful of rice 一把米, handful of sand 一把沙, bunch of flowers, handful of seeds, bunch of chopsticks, skeleton, fire, teapot 茶壶 班 bān (ban) scheduled services (trains, etc.), group of people, a class as in pupils packet, package, bundle \\— drinks/beverages \— bound print matter 包 杯 bāo (bao) bēi (bei) sweets, cigarettes 烟, sugar 糖, cookies tea 茶, wine, alcohol 酒, water 水, milk 牛奶, fruit juice 果汁, soda 汽水, Coca -cola 可口可乐 本 běn (ben) book 书, magazine 杂志, novel 小说, scripture 经文, dictionary 字典, notepad 笔记本, textbook 课本 笔 (筆) bǐ (bi) strokes of 12 strokes 十二笔; a large quantity of characters; large money 一笔钱; a deal 一笔交易 quantities of money 部 bù (bu) machinery, vehicles; productions mobile phone, telephone, car 轿车, play 话剧, novel 小说, movie/film/motion picture 电影, opera 歌剧, literary work 著作 册 层 (層) cè (ce) volumes of books céng \(ceng) y\ 9 stories (in a building) 九层楼; layer of dust 一层灰, seven layer cake 七层蛋糕, coat of paint 一层油漆 场 (場) chǎng short public spectacle, game, crisis, war, (chanduration catastrophe, an illness 一场病, g) event; precipitation performance, play 戏; a rainfall/rain shower 一场雨, snowfall 串 chuàn sets of (chuanumbers n) chuáng (chuang) cì (ci) chū (chu) dá (da) dài (dai) \a cell phone/mobile number 一串手机号码 blankets, sheets 床 次 出 (齣) 打 袋 \— opportunities, accidents acts in a play dozen sackfuls, pouchfuls, bagfuls, pocketfuls pencils 铅笔, eggs 鸡蛋 sugar, flour 面粉, rice 大米 道 dào (dao) 滴 点 (點) linear projections (light rays, etc.); order given by an authority figure, question, memo; course (of food); long crooked things (mountain ridge, flash of lightning) dī (di) \ water, blood, other such fluids diǎn ideas, a bit of work 一点点工作 (dian) suggestions; \bit\(only with 一) dié (die) dǐng (ding) saucer (soy sauce) objects with protruding top, something to put over one's head literally \(smaller building, house) encompassing fixtures (wall without hat 帽子, tent, mosquito net 蚊帐 碟 顶 (頂) 栋 (棟) 堵 dòng (dong) dǔ (du) 段 duàn (duan) 对 (對) duì (dui) 顿 (頓) 朵 dùn (dun) duǒ (duo) roof) \length\— cables, roadways, piece of chalk, part of a song \\pair\certain things) couplets short duration actions flower-like things a (married) couple 夫妇, earrings, vases 花瓶 a meal 一顿饭, conflict, beating, quarrel, scolding a flower 一朵花, a cloud 一朵云彩, a mushroom 一朵木耳 发 方 份 f? (fa) \fàng (fang) fèn (fen) square things portions, multi-page documents bullet, ammunition ink stone, bacon serving of food, a newspaper 一份报, a job 一份工作 letter 信, mail, telegram 电报 camel photo, painting 画, drawing, banner 标语, work of art, picture, door poster 对联 封 峰 幅 fēng things that (feng) can be sealed fēng humped animals fú (fu) picture-like objects 服 fù (fu) \— (Chinese) medicine