HSK Measure Word Vocabulary List
The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of Measure Word. In some cases the HSK vocabulary might be a bit lacking, and we may follow it will additional vocabulary we recommend for a fuller discussion on the topic.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | HSK Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 本 | běn | [measure word for books] | HSK 1 |
| 个 | gè | [measure word for people] | HSK 1 |
| 块 | kuài | [measure word for pieces] | HSK 1 |
| 岁 | suì | years old | HSK 1 |
| 些 | xiē | some | HSK 1 |
| 次 | cì | [measure word for how many times something happens] | HSK 2 |
| 件 | jiàn | [measure word] | HSK 2 |
| 一下 | yīxià | [after a verb] quickly, briefly, casually | HSK 2 |
| 把 | bǎ | used for things with a handle | HSK 3 |
| 层 | céng | floor, level | HSK 3 |
| 段 | duàn | length (of time); paragraph | HSK 3 |
| 分 | fēn | a unit of money (=1/10 jiao) | HSK 3 |
| 角 | jiǎo | angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan | HSK 3 |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour) | HSK 3 |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; [measure word for bites of food or people in a household] | HSK 3 |
| 辆 | liàng | [measure word for cars] | HSK 3 |
| 双 | shuāng | pair [measure word for pairs of things]; double | HSK 3 |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl; [measure word for bowls of something] | HSK 3 |
| 位 | wèi | position; [polite measure word for people] | HSK 3 |
| 种 | zhǒng | kind, type | HSK 3 |
| 倍 | bèi | times (the amount), -fold | HSK 4 |
| 遍 | biàn | time(s) [measure word for counting actions from start to finish] | HSK 4 |
| 场 | cháng | [measure word for sports or entertainmnet events] | HSK 4 |
| 份 | fèn | a portion, a copy, a set [measure word] | HSK 4 |
| 公里 | gōnglǐ | kilometer | HSK 4 |
| 节 | jié | section, length | HSK 4 |
| 棵 | kē | [measure word for trees or other large plants] | HSK 4 |
| 秒 | miǎo | second (unit of time) | HSK 4 |
| 篇 | piān | [measure word for essays and other written pieces] | HSK 4 |
| 台 | tái | [measure word for computers] | HSK 4 |
| 趟 | tàng | time(s) [measure word used for round trips] | HSK 4 |
| 页 | yè | page | HSK 4 |
| 座 | zuò | [measure word for bridges, mountains, buildings] | HSK 4 |
| 册 | cè | [measure word for booklets] | HSK 5 |
| 滴 | dī | a drop | HSK 5 |
| 堆 | duī | [measure word for stacks of things] | HSK 5 |
| 顿 | dùn | [measure word for meals, beatings, scoldings] | HSK 5 |
| 吨 | dūn | ton | HSK 5 |
| 朵 | duǒ | [measure word for flowers] | HSK 5 |
| 幅 | fú | [measure word for cloth or pictures] | HSK 5 |
| 届 | jiè | [measure word for elections, sporting events, graduating classes] | HSK 5 |
| 克 | kè | gram (g) | HSK 5 |
| 颗 | kē | [measure word for for small balls like teeth, hearts, pearls, corn kernels] | HSK 5 |
| 厘米 | límǐ | centimeter (cm) | HSK 5 |
| 盆 | pén | [measure word for something in a pot] | HSK 5 |
| 批 | pī | batch | HSK 5 |
| 匹 | pī | [measure word for houses] | HSK 5 |
| 片 | piān | [measure word for sheets or slices] | HSK 5 |
| 群 | qún | group | HSK 5 |
| 升 | shēng | liter (L) | HSK 5 |
| 首 | shǒu | [measure word for songs and poems] | HSK 5 |
| 套 | tào | [measure word for outfits, housing, set of things] | HSK 5 |
| 团 | tuán | [measure word for a lump or a wad] | HSK 5 |
| 项 | xiàng | [measure word for formal programs] | HSK 5 |
| 阵 | zhèn | [measure word for states of short duration] | HSK 5 |
| 支 | zhī | [measure word for pens] | HSK 5 |
