Top 30 Chinese classifiers to speak proper Chinese

Most important intermediate-level Chinese classifiers/measure words that are used in everyday speech:

1. 套 is a measure word for sets of things
2. 句 is a classifier for speech utterances
3. 段 is a measure word for a section, a part of something that stretches in length
4. 口 is a classifier for actions that you do with your mouth
5. 顿 is a cassifier for meals
6. 包 is a measure word for things arranged in packs
7. Classifiers for the word 课 class: 一门课, 一节课, 一堂课
8 趟 tàng is another verbal classifier for trips, journeys and actions of going somewhere
9. 所 suǒ is a classifier used for institutions, bureaus, public places
10. 家 is a measure word for companies, restaurants, shops and other kinds of businesses
11. 份 fèn is a classifier for portions, dishes
12. 笼 lóng is a classifier for food served in steam baskets
13. 种 zhǒng is a very common classifier meaning type, kind or sort
14. 堆 duī is a measure word for things in a pile, a big unarranged amount of something
15. 列 liè is a measure word for things arranged in a line
16. 部 bù is a measure word for movies
17/18. 名 and 位 are measure words for people
19. 篇 piān is used for written pieces
20. 声 is a classifier for sounds
21. 班 is a classifier for scheduled transport
22. 款 kuǎn is a classifier for versions or models (of a product)
23. 批 pī is a measurke word for a batch of goods
24. 颗 kē is a classifier for very small, separate grain-like objects
25. 场 chǎng is a classifier for big scale events or sport matches
26. 碗 is a classifier for food in a bowl
27. 栋 dòng is a measure word for houses and buildings
28. 排 pái is classifier for things that are arranged into rows and lines
29. 座 is a classifier for cities and mountains
30. 届 jiè is a classifier for a session or a conference

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