Chinese Measure Words Part 5: Measure Words for Household Items

When starting to learn Chinese, I bet you'd like to remember some objects that surround you, such as mobile phone, computer, table, bed, shampoo, toothpaste, etc. A good way to remember these objects that you encounter every day is adding measure words when you speak them. It's important to use different measure words to describe different objects if you want to learn Chinese well, below measure words for househould items are for your reference.

Measure Words for Household Appliances

台 [tái]
 
heavy objects (TVs, computers, etc.)
一台电脑 [yì tái diàn nǎo]
 
a computer
一台电视机 [yì tái diàn shì jī]
 
a television
一台电风扇 [yì tái diàn fēng shàn]
 
a fan
一台空调 [yì tái kōng tiáo]
 
an air conditioner
一台冰箱 [yì tái bīng xiāng]
 
a refrigerator
一台洗衣机 [yì tái xǐ yī jī]
 
a washing machine
一台烤箱 [yì tái kǎo xiāng]
 
an oven
一台微波炉 [yì tái wēi bō lú]
 
a microwave oven
一台消毒柜 [yì tái xiāo dú guì]
 
a sterilization cabinet
一台吸尘器 [yì tái xī chén qì]
 
a vacuum cleaner
一台电磁炉 [yì tái diàn cí lú]
 
an induction cooker
一台电饭锅 [yì tái diàn fàn guō]
 
a rice cooker
一台豆浆机 [yì tái dòu jiāng jī]
 
a soy milk maker
一台榨汁机 [yì tái zhà zhī jī]
 
a juicer
部 [bù]
 
measure word for small devices, films, machines, dictionaries, etc.
一部手机 [yí bù shǒu jī]
 
a mobile phone
一部电话 [yí bù diàn huà]
 
a telephone
一部相机 [yí bù xiàng jī]
 
a camera
一部收音机 [yí bù shōu yīn jī]
 
a radio receiver
个 [gè]
 
general measure word
一个电吹风 [yí ge diàn chuī fēng]
 
a hair drier
一个剃须刀 [yí ge tì xū dāo]
 
a shaver
盏 [zhǎn]
 
measure word for lamps
一盏台灯 [yì zhǎn tái dēng]
 
a lamp

Measure Words for Furniture

张 [zhāng]
 
flat things or with a flat surface
一张饭桌 [yì zhāng fàn zhuō]
 
a dining table
一张茶几 [yì zhāng chá jī]
 
a tea table
一张沙发 [yì zhāng shā fā]
 
a sofa
一张床 [yì zhāng chuáng]
 
a bed
一张凳子 [yì zhāng dèng zi]
 
a footstool
个 [gè]
 
general measure word
一个衣柜 [yí ge yī guì]
 
a wardrobe
一个电视柜 [yí ge diàn shì guì]
 
a TV bench
一个鞋柜 [yí ge xié guì]
 
a shoe cabinet
一个书架 [yí ge shū jià]
 
a bookshelf
一个浴缸 [yí ge yù gāng]
 
a bathtub
一个洗脸盆 [yí ge xǐ liǎn pén]
 
a washbowl
一个马桶 [yí ge mǎ tǒng]
 
a toilet
扇 [shàn]
 
door or window: open and close on hinges
一扇门 [yí shàn mén]
 
a door
一扇窗 [yí shàn chuāng]
 
a window

Measure Words for Daily Use Items

床 [chuáng]
 
bed
一床被子 [yì chuáng bèi zi]
 
a quilt
条 [tiáo]
 
long, narrow, flexible objects
一条床单 [yì tiáo chuáng dān]
 
a sheet
一条毛毯 [yì tiáo máo tǎn]
 
a blanket
一条毛巾 [yì tiáo máo jīn]
 
a towel
一条围裙 [yì tiáo wéi qún]
 
an apron
一条绳子 [yì tiáo shéng zi]
 
a string
个 [gè]
 
general measure word
一个枕头 [yí ge zhěn tou]
 
a pillow
一个垫子 [yí ge diàn zi]
 
a cushion
一个碗 [yí ge wǎn]
 
a bowl
一个盘子 [yí ge pán zi]
 
a plate
一个碟子 [yí ge dié zi]
 
a dish
一个案板 [yí ge àn bǎn]
 
a chopping board
一个衣架 [yí ge yī jià]
 
a hanger
一个插排 [yí ge chā pái]
 
a power strip
把 [bǎ]
 
most commonly used to quantify objects that can be grasped or objects with a handle
一把椅子 [yì bǎ yǐ zi]
 
a chair
一把勺子 [yì bǎ sháo zi]
 
a spoon
一把叉子 [yì bǎ chā zi]
 
a fork
一把梳子 [yì bǎ shū zi]
 
a comb
一把钥匙 [yì bǎ yào shi]
 
a key
一把锁 [yì bǎ suǒ]
 
a lock
一把菜刀 [yì bǎ cài dāo]
 
a Chinese cleaver
一把剪刀 [yì bǎ jiǎn dāo]
 
a pair of scissors
一把雨伞 [yì bǎ yǔ sǎn]
 
an umbrella
一把刷子 [yì bǎ shuā zi]
 
a brush
卷 [juǎn]
 
roll
一卷卫生纸 [yì juǎn wèi shēng zhǐ]
 
a roll of toilet paper
根 [gēn]
 
thin, slender objects, flexible strands
一根筷子 [yì gēn kuài zi]
 
a chopstick
一根火柴 [yì gēn huǒ chái]
 
a match
一根蜡烛 [yì gēn là zhú]
 
a candle
双 [shuāng]
 
pair of objects which naturally come in pairs
一双筷子 [yì shuāng kuài zi]
 
a pair of chopsticks
面 [miàn]
 
flat and smooth objects
一面镜子 [yí miàn jìng zi]
 
a mirror
块 [kuài]
 
chunk, lump, piece
一块肥皂 [yí kuài féi zào]
 
a soap
一块手表 [yí kuài shǒu biǎo]
 
a watch
瓶 [píng]
 
container measure for bottles, people can take by hands
一瓶洗发水 [yì píng xǐ fà shuǐ]
 
a bottle of shampoo
一瓶护发素 [yì píng hù fà sù]
 
a bottle of conditioner
一瓶乳液 [yì píng rǔ yè]
 
a bottle of lotion
支 [zhī]
 
long, stick-like objects
一支牙膏 [yì zhī yá gāo]
 
a toothpaste
一支牙刷 [yì zhī yá shuā]
 
a toothbrush
一支洗面奶 [yì zhī xǐ miàn nǎi]
 
a facial cleanser
一支口红 [yì zhī kǒu hóng]
 
a lipstick
一支笔 [yì zhī bǐ]
 
a pen
包 [bāo]
 
objects wrapped with packet or pouch
一包纸巾 [yì bāo zhǐ jīn]
 
a pack of tissue
一包烟 [yì bāo yān]
 
a pack of cigarettes
本 [běn]
 
volume: book
一本书 [yì běn shū]
 
a book
一本杂志 [yì běn zá zhì]
 
a magazine
张 [zhāng]
 
flat things or with a flat surface
一张纸 [yì zhāng zhǐ]
 
a piece of paper
一张地图 [yì zhāng dì tú]
 
a map
一张票 [yì zhāng piào]
 
a ticket