HSK 1 vocabulary: numeral & measure words - HSK 1 词汇: 数词和量词

In this video, you're going to learn the numeral and measure words of HSK level 1 vocabularies. After learning this lesson, you will know how to count numbers and how to use measure words in Chinese.

Vocabulary

words

Part 1: 数词 numeral

一 [yī]
 
one
二 [èr]
 
two
三 [sān]
 
three
四 [sì]
 
four
五 [wǔ]
 
five
六 [liù]
 
six
七 [qī]
 
seven
八 [bā]
 
eight
九 [jiǔ]
 
nine
十 [shí]
 
ten

Part 2: 量词 measure words

个 [gè]
 
a general measure word
岁 [suì]
 
year (of age)
本 [běn]
 
a measure word for books, notebooks, dictionaries, magazines, etc.
些 [xiē]
 
some, a few
块 [kuài]
 
1. a unit of money, same as “yuan” 2. a measure word for chocolate, cake, stone, board, etc.
点 [diǎn]
 
o'clock

Part 3: 数量词 numeral-measure words

一点儿 [yì diǎnr]
 
a few, a little

Examples

Part 1: 数词 Numeral

一 [yī]
 
one
 
-
yǒu
ge
mèi
mei
.
I have a sister.
二 [èr]
 
two
 
-
shì
,
èr
shì
èr
.
One is one, two is two. (idioms, indicate matter-of-fact, honestly)
三 [sān]
 
three
 
-
Zhèr
这儿
yǒu
sān
běn
shū
.
There are three books.
四 [sì]
 
four
 
-
jiā
yǒu
kǒu
rén
.
There are four people in my family.
五 [wǔ]
 
five
 
-
Xiàn
zài
diǎn
le
.
It's five o'clock.
六 [liù]
 
six
 
-
Nàr
那儿
yǒu
liù
ge
píng
guǒ
.
There are six apples.
七 [qī]
 
seven
 
-
yǒu
ge
xué
sheng
.
I have seven students.
八 [bā]
 
eight
 
-
men
ge
rén
shì
hǎo
péng
you
.
Eight of us are good friends.
九 [jiǔ]
 
nine
 
-
jiǔ
suì
le
.
He is nine years old.
十 [shí]
 
ten
 
-
Zhè
běn
shū
shí
kuài
qián
.
This book is ten yuan.

Part 2: 量词 Measure Words

个 [gè]
 
a general measure word
 
-
ge
rén
one person
 
-
liǎng
ge
lǎo
shī
two teachers
(Note: When the number 2 is used with a measure word, it should be read as “liǎng”.)
 
-
sān
ge
ér
zi
three sons
 
-
ge
yuè
four months
 
-
ge
píng
guǒ
five apples
 
-
liù
ge
bēi
zi
six cups
 
-
ge
xué
xiào
seven schools
 
-
ge
eight characters
 
-
jiǔ
ge
diàn
yǐng
nine movies
 
-
shí
ge
míng
zi
ten names
岁 [suì]
 
year (of age)
 
-
suì
.
I'm five years old.
 
-
jīn
nián
suì
.
I'm five years old this year.
 
-
di
jīn
nián
suì
.
My brother is five years old this year.
本 [běn]
 
a measure word for books, notebooks, dictionaries, magazines, etc.
 
-
liǎng
běn
shū
two books
 
-
yǒu
liǎng
běn
Hàn
shū
.
I have two Chinese books.
 
-
xiǎng
mǎi
běn
diǎn
.
I want to buy a dictionary.
些 [xiē]
 
some, a few
 
-
duō
xiē
shuǐ
.
Drink more water.
 
-
shǎo
kàn
xiē
diàn
shì
.
Watch less TV.
 
-
yǒu
xiē
Hàn
shū
.
I have some Chinese books.
块 [kuài]
 
1. a unit of money, same as “yuan”
 
-
shí
kuài
qián
ten yuan
 
-
Zhè
ge
bēi
zi
shí
kuài
qián
.
This cup is 10 yuan.
 
-
běn
shū
èr
shí
kuài
qián
.
That book is 20 yuan.
块 [kuài]
 
2. a measure word for chocolate, cake, stone, board, etc.
 
-
kuài
dàn
gāo
a piece of cake
 
-
sān
kuài
qiǎo
three pieces of chocolate
 
-
Nàr
那儿
yǒu
kuài
shí
tou
.
There is a stone.
点 [diǎn]
 
o'clock
 
-
Xiàn
zài
shí
diǎn
.
It's ten o'clock.
 
-
men
shí'èr
十二
diǎn
chī
fàn
.
We will have meal at 12 o'clock.
 
-
men
zhōng
shí'èr
十二
diǎn
chī
fàn
.
We will have meal at 12 o'clock at noon.

Part 3: 数量词 Numeral-measure Words

一点儿 [yì diǎnr]
 
a few, a little
 
-
mǎi
le
diǎnr
点儿
píng
guǒ
.
I bought some apples.
 
-
chī
le
diǎnr
点儿
fàn
.
I ate a little rice.
 
-
Zhè
běn
shū
kàn
le
diǎnr
点儿
.
I read the book a little.