Chinese Measure Words Part 3: Chinese Measure Words for Clothing and Jewelry

In this lesson, you're going to learn how to say daily activities in Chinese, such as get up, have a meal, play football, run, go shopping, etc. At the end of this lesson, you'll learn 3 structures about how to invite friends to hang out together in Chinese.

Measure Words for Clothing & Jewelry

件 [jiàn]
 
article of clothing
jiàn
fu
an article of clothing
jiàn
wài
tào
a coat
jiàn
jiá
a jacket
jiàn
máo
a sweater
jiàn
chèn
shān
a shirt
jiàn
T
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a T-shirt
jiàn
jiǎ
a vest
jiàn
bèi
xīn
an undershirt
jiàn
wén
xiōng
a bra
条 [tiáo]
 
classifier for long thin things (trousers, ribbon, river, road, etc.)
tiáo
zi
a pair of trousers
tiáo
qún
zi
a skirt
tiáo
an underwear
tiáo
lǐng
dài
a tie
tiáo
wéi
jīn
a scarf
tiáo
xiàng
liàn
a necklace
tiáo
shǒu
liàn
a hand chain
套 [tào]
 
classifier for sets, collections
tào
nèi
a set of underwear
tào
shuì
a pair of pajamas
tào
西
zhuāng
a suit
tào
zhì
a uniform
双 [shuāng]
 
pair of objects which naturally come in pairs
shuāng
zi
a pair of socks
shuāng
xié
a pair of shoes
shuāng
shǒu
tào
a pair of gloves
只 [zhī]
 
one of a pair (hands, legs); animals (birds, cats, etc.)
zhī
zi
a sock
zhī
xié
a shoe
zhī
shǒu
tào
a glove
顶 [dǐng]
 
objects with protruding top (hats, etc.)
dǐng
mào
zi
a hat
枚 [méi]
 
rings and jewelry that small
méi
jiè
zhi
a ring
méi
xiōng
zhēn
a brooch
对 [duì]
 
for certain objects in pair
duì
ěr
huán
a pair of earrings
duì
jiè
zhi
a pair of rings
duì
shǒu
zhuó
a pair of bracelets