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