1. 这本书里没有一个汉字。
Zhè bĕn shū lǐ méi yŏu yí gè Hànzì.
2. 那间宿舍有六十个学生。
Nà jiān sùshè yŏu liùshí ge xuésheng.
Column key: Trad. is Traditional, Simp. shows changes made for the simplified variant (if any).
| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | Main uses | Example |
|---|
| 個 | 个 | ge (gè) | individual things, people — usage of this classifier in conjunction with any noun is generally accepted if the person does not know the proper classifier. | 一个书包 yí gè shū bāo, a schoolbag |
| 把 | || bǎ | "handful" — objects that can be held or grabbed (knives, scissors, keys; also chairs) | 一把刀 yì bă dāo. One knife. |
| 包 | || bāo | "package", "bundle" | 一包纸巾 yì bāo zhǐ jīn; a package of paper towels |
| 杯 | || bēi | "cup" — drinks | 一杯水 yì bēi shuǐ. A cup of water. |
| 本 | || běn | "volume" — any bound print or written matter (books, etc.) | 一本书 yì běn shū. A book. |
| 册 | || cè | slimmer volumes of books |
| 次 | || cì | "time" — opportunities, accidents |
| 滴 | || dī | "droplet" water, blood, and other such fluids | 一滴水 yì dī shuǐ. a drop of water |
| 點 | 点 | diǎn | ideas, suggestions, can also mean "a bit" |
| 朵 | || duǒ | flowers, clouds | 一朵花 yì duŏ huā. One flower. |
| 根 | || gēn | thin, slender objects, lit. "a root of a..." (needles, pillars, grass, vegetable roots etc.) | 一根针 yì gēn zhēn. A needle |
| 家 | || jiā | gathering of people (families, companies, etc.) |
| 架 | || jià | objects with a "frame" or structure; generally used for machines or mechanical objects (esp. cars, planes, etc.) | 一架車 yì jià chē. One car. |
| 件 | || jiàn | matters, clothing, etc. | 一件衣服 yí jiàn yī fù |
| 節 | 节 | jié | "a section" — of bamboo, tutorials and classes, etc. |
| 輛 | 辆 | liàng | automobiles, bicycles, vehicles, etc. | 一辆车 yí liàng chē. One car. |
| 面 | || miàn | any flat and smooth objects, lit. "a surface of a..." (mirrors, flags, walls, etc.) | 一面镜子 yí miàn jìng zi. One mirror |
| 匹 | || pǐ | horses and other mounts, or rolls/bolts of cloth | 一匹马 yì pǐ mă. One horse. |
| 片 | || piàn | "slice" — any flat objects, like cards, slices of bread, tree leaves etc. | 一片叶子 yì piàn yè zi. One leaf. |
| 瓶 | || píng | "bottle" — drinks |
| 艘 | || sōu | ships | 一艘船 yì sōu chuán. One ship. |
| 所 | || suǒ | any buildings, apartment |
| 台 | || tái | heavy objects (TVs, computers, etc.) and performances (in theatre esp., etc.) |
| 條 | 条 | tiáo | long, narrow, flexible objects (fish, trousers, etc.) | 一条鱼 yì tiáo yú. One fish. |
| 頭 | 头 | tóu | "head" — herd animals (pigs, cows, sheep etc., never for fowls or birds), hair | 一头牛 yì tóu niú (Literally translated into English, "头" means head. So literally we are saying one head of cattle.) |
| 位 | || wèi | polite classifier for people (e.g. "gentleman", "professors") |
| 張 | 张 | zhāng | "sheet" — squarish or rectangular flat objects (paper, tables, etc.), faces, bows, paintings, tickets, constellations | 一张纸 yì zhāng zhĭ. One piece of paper. |
| 支 | || zhī | stick-like objects (pens, chopsticks, etc.) | 一支笔 yì zhī bî. One pen. |
| 隻 | 只 | zhī | one of a pair (e.g. hands, limbs), animals (birds, cats, etc.) | 一只狗 yì zhī gŏu. One dog. |
| 種 | 种 | zhǒng | types or kinds of objects, ideas, etc. |