Счётные слова китайского

gè

general-purpose classifier

Считает: people, general objects, abstract things

zhī

classifier for animals and one of a pair

Считает: small animals, birds, one of paired body parts or objects

běn

classifier for bound volumes

Считает: books, magazines, notebooks, dictionaries

zhāng

classifier for flat objects

Считает: paper, tables, photos, tickets, beds

tiáo

classifier for long, narrow, flexible things

Считает: fish, roads, rivers, trousers, dogs

jiàn

classifier for clothing items and matters

Считает: upper-body clothing, matters, gifts, luggage

wèi

polite classifier for people

Считает: teachers, guests, doctors (respectful)

zhǒng

classifier for kinds and types

Считает: methods, colors, languages, feelings

cì

classifier for occurrences

Считает: times something happens: chances, meetings, trips

kuài

classifier for chunks and pieces; colloquial unit of money

Считает: cake, chocolate, soap; yuan in speech

jiā

classifier for businesses and establishments

Считает: restaurants, companies, shops, banks

kǒu

classifier for family members and mouthfuls

Считает: people in a family, mouthfuls of food or drink

bēi

classifier for cups and glasses

Считает: water, coffee, tea and other drinks

píng

classifier for bottles

Считает: bottled water, beer, milk

shuāng

classifier for matched pairs

Считает: shoes, chopsticks, socks, gloves