Measure Words: Writing & Speech
Please Note: The measure words listed below may have other uses in Mandarin, but this list specifically addresses use with respect to Writing & Speech.
部
bù
Movies and films.
场 / 場
chǎng
Speech.
出 / 齣
chū
Dramas, plays, operas.
部
bù
Movies and films.
句
jù
Phrases or lines of verse, i.e. sentences (spoken or written), etc.
篇
piān
Written items, i.e. newspaper article, chapters, etc.
首
shǒu
Songs and poems.
通
tōng
Conversations, i.e. telephone calls, etc.
则 / 則
zé
Short sections of written documents, i.e. a story, advertisement, news article, etc.
