| Pairs We’ve already seen two of these in the clothes and jewelry section, but they can also be used as measure words in other situations. 双 shuāng: Pair of identical objects. Example: 一双筷子 yī shuāng kuàizi – Pair of chopsticks 副 fù: Pair of complementary objects. Example: 一副碗筷 yī fù wǎnkuài – Bowl and chopsticks 对 duì: For couples e.g. man and wife. Example: 一对情人 yī duì qíngrén – Pair of lovers  Collections and Groups In Chinese there are also quite a few different measure words for collections and groups of people or objects. 些 xiē – A few. Example: 一些東西 yī xiē dōngxī – A few things 种 zhǒng – A kind. Example: 一种动物 yī zhǒng dòngwù – A type of animal 群 qún – Group, flock. Example: 一群人 yī qún rén – A group of people 众 zhòng – A crowd. Example: 一众人 yī zhòng rén – A crowd of people 组 zǔ – Set, series. Example: 一组邮票 yī zǔ yóupiào – A set of stamps 帮 bāng – A group or a band. Example: 一帮贼 yī bāng zéi – A group of thieves 班 bān – A class. Example: 一班学生 yī bān xuéshēng – A class of students 排 pái – A row, queue. Example: 一排电杆 yī pái diàn gān – A row of electrical posts 队 duì – A team, battalion. Example: 一队军人 yī duì jūnrén – A battalion of soldiers 打 dá – A dozen. Example: 一打鸡蛋 yī dá jīdàn – A dozen eggs 叠 dié – Stack. Example: 一叠箱 yī dié xiāng – A stack of boxes/containers |
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