Chinese Measure Words Part 2: Measure Words for Food, Fruits, Vegetables and Plants

Many foods are held with containers, such as bowl, plate, dish, pot, glass, cup, bottle, can, jar, box, etc. In this page, you can learn the basic Chinese measure words for kinds of foods and other measure words for fruits, vegetables and plants.

Measure Words for Food

碗 [wǎn]
 
for food in bowl
一碗面 [yì wǎn miàn]
 
a bowl of noodles
一碗汤 [yì wǎn tāng]
 
a bowl of soup
盘 [pán]
 
dish, and can be used for a plate of food
道 [dào]
 
course of food (formal)
一盘菜 [yì pán cài]
 
(formal) a dish
一道菜 [yí dào cài]
 
(formal) a dish
一盘饺子 [yì pán jiǎo zi]
 
a plate of dumplings
锅 [guō]
 
pot, pan, boiler
一锅粥 [yì guō zhōu]
 
a pot of porridge
一锅汤 [yì guō tāng]
 
a pot of soup
笼 [lóng]
 
bamboo or wooden utensil for steaming food
一笼包子 [yì lóng bāo zi]
 
an order of steamed stuffed buns
一笼蒸饺 [yì lóng zhēng jiǎo]
 
an order of steamed dumplings
碟 [dié]
 
small plate
一碟醋 [yì dié cù]
 
a dish of vinegar
一碟花生米 [yì dié huā shēng mǐ]
 
a dish of peanuts
个 [gè]
 
general measure word
一个馒头 [yí ge mán tou]
 
a steamed bun
一个鸡蛋 [yí ge jī dàn]
 
an egg
片 [piàn]
 
slice - thin, flat, sometimes irregular objects
一片面包 [yí piàn miàn bāo]
 
a slice of bread
一片培根 [yí piàn péi gēn]
 
a slice of bacon
块 [kuài]
 
irregularly shaped, chunk, lump or piece
一块蛋糕 [yí kuài dàn gāo]
 
a piece of cake
一块牛肉 [yí kuài niú ròu]
 
a chunk of beef
包 [bāo]
 
pack, packet, package, bundle
一包糖果 [yì bāo táng guǒ]
 
a pack of candies
一包饼干 [yì bāo bǐng gān]
 
a pack of biscuits
壶 [hú]
 
pot
一壶茶 [yì hú chá]
 
a pot of tea
一壶酒 [yì hú jiǔ]
 
a pot of wine
杯 [bēi]
 
glass; cup
一杯水 [yì bēi shuǐ]
 
a glass of water
一杯啤酒 [yì bēi pí jiǔ]
 
a glass of beer
盒 [hé]
 
box; carton
一盒牛奶 [yì hé niú nǎi]
 
a carton of milk
一盒巧克力 [yì hé qiǎo kè lì]
 
a box of chocolate
瓶 [píng]
 
bottle
一瓶饮料 [yì píng yǐn liào]
 
a bottle of drink
一瓶水 [yì píng shuǐ]
 
a bottle of water
罐 [guàn]
 
can; jar
一罐奶粉 [yí guàn nǎi fěn]
 
a can of milk powder
一罐蜂蜜 [yí guàn fēng mì]
 
a jar of honey
听 [tīng]
 
can
一听可乐 [yì tīng kě lè]
 
a can of cola
一听啤酒 [yì tīng pí jiǔ]
 
a can of beer
份 [fèn]
 
for a meal of a fixed menu in a restaurant
一份快餐 [yí fèn kuài cān]
 
a snack
一份米饭 [yí fèn mǐ fàn]
 
an order of rice
顿 [dùn]
 
meal
一顿饭 [yí dùn fàn]
 
a meal
一顿早餐 [yí dùn zǎo cān]
 
a breakfast
一顿午餐 [yí dùn wǔ cān]
 
a lunch
一顿晚餐 [yí dùn wǎn cān]
 
a supper

Measure Words for Fruits/Vegetables/Plants

个 [gè]
 
general measure word
一个苹果 [yí ge píng guǒ]
 
an apple
一个梨 [yí ge lí]
 
a pear
一个橘子 [yí ge jú zi]
 
an orange
一个西瓜 [yí ge xī guā]
 
a watermelon
一个番茄 [yí ge fān qié]
 
a tomato
一个茄子 [yí ge qié zi]
 
an eggplant
块 [kuài]
 
irregularly shaped, chunk, lump or piece
一块西瓜 [yí kuài xī guā]
 
a slice of watermelon
一块苹果 [yí kuài píng guǒ]
 
a slice of apple
根 [gēn]
 
long slender objects; thin, flexible strands
一根香蕉 [yì gēn xiāng jiāo]
 
a banana
一根胡萝卜 [yì gēn hú luó bo]
 
a carrot
一根黄瓜 [yì gēn huáng guā]
 
a cucumber
颗 [kē]
 
small objects, objects appearing small (hearts, pearls, diamonds, teeth, satellites, etc.)
一颗葡萄 [yì kē pú tao]
 
a grape
一颗樱桃 [yì kē yīng táo]
 
a cherry
棵 [kē]
 
classifier for trees, cabbages, plants, etc
一棵树 [yì kē shù]
 
a tree
一棵白菜 [yì kē bái cài]
 
a Chinese cabbage
一棵葱 [yì kē cōng]
 
a scallion
一棵草 [yì kē cǎo]
 
a grass
粒 [lì]
 
grain; classifier for small round things (seeds, peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
一粒种子 [yí lì zhǒng zi]
 
a seed
一粒大米 [yí lì dà mǐ]
 
a grain of rice
一粒黄豆 [yì lì huáng dòu]
 
a soya bean
头 [tóu]
 
bulb
一头蒜 [yì tóu suàn]
 
a bulb of garlic
一头洋葱 [yì tóu yáng cōng]
 
an onion
瓣 [bàn]
 
for segment or division of fruits, flowers, or corm, etc. the retroflex suffix-r is often added.
一瓣儿蒜 [yí bànr suàn]
 
a clove of garlic
一瓣儿橘子 [yí bànr jú zi]
 
a slice of orange
把 [bǎ]
 
for a quantity of things that can be held in one hand
一把香蕉 [yì bǎ xiāng jiāo]
 
a hand of bananas
一把青菜 [yì bǎ qīng cài]
 
a bunch of green vegetables
一把豆角 [yì bǎ dòu jiǎo]
 
a bunch of carob
朵 [duǒ]
 
for flowers, clouds or things similar to them
一朵花 [yì duǒ huā]
 
a flower
一朵棉花 [yì duǒ mián huā]
 
a piece of cotton
片 [piàn]
 
1.a flat, thin piece; slice; flake
2.surface, part of a place
一片叶子 [yí piàn yè zi]
 
a leaf
一片草地 [yí piàn cǎo dì]
 
a tract of meadow

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