【Learn Chinese】Chinese Measure Words: Vehicles and Buildings

Chinese measure words can be one of the most intimidating and confusing things about learning Chinese for beginners.
Let’s have a look at measure words for vehicles and buildings.
 
Vehicles:
辆 liàng: Used for most wheeled vehicles. Example: 一辆汽车 (yí liàng qì chē) = A car
艘 sōu: Used for ships and vessels. Example: 一艘船 (yì sōu chuán) = A boat
列 liè: Used for trains etc. (列 is used for a series or row of things). Example: 一列火车 yí liè huǒ chē = A train
架 jià: Used for airplanes (also used for pianos and machines). Example: 一架飞机 (yí jià fēi jī) = An airplane
 
Buildings:
座 zuò: Measure word for big buildings, mountains, bridges
一座大厦 (yí zuò dà shà) – A mansion
一座桥 (yí zuò qiáo) – A bridge
一座寺庙 (yí zuò sìmiào) – A temple
 
栋 dòng: Measure word for buildings
一栋房子 (yí dòng fángzi) – A house
一栋别墅 (yí dòng biéshù) – A villa
 
间 jiān: Room
一间屋子 (yì jiān wūzi) – A room
一间教室 (yì jiān jiàoshì) – A classroom
 
所 suǒ: For buildings whose purposes are explicitly stated
一所学校 (yì suǒ xuéxiào) – A school
一所医院 (yì suǒ yīyuàn) – A hospital
 
家 jiā: Measure word for families or businesses
一家宾馆 (yì jiā bīnguǎn) – A hotel
一家公司 (yì jiā gōngsī) – A company
一家电影院 (yì jiā diànyǐngyuàn) – A cinema