Measure Cards
Discover Chinese Measure Words
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Every Chinese measure word, with examples you can hear and practice that makes them stick.
Main features:
* 168 measure words across 15 categories
* 415 examples and 415 counted phrases, every one read aloud by a native
voice
* Practice mode with spaced repetition, free
* Search that looks inside the examples, so "book" finds 本
* Add your own words
* Tone colors, in five palettes
* Choice of phonetic system and character set
* iCloud sync across your devices
* Works offline
* No ads!
Practice:
* Which measure word goes with this word? Four choices, drawn from the
same category so they're never a giveaway
* Or listen: hear the phrase and pick the measure word
* The app tracks what you know and brings each word back just before
you'd forget it
* Practice your favorites, one category, or all 168 words
Measure Cards Plus, a one-time purchase:
* Drill the words you keep getting wrong, worst ones first
* See which measure words you mix up, and how often
* Add as many of your own words as you like. The free app gives you three
* Hear every word read by three different speakers
* Pick your own colors for the five tones
Categories:
* Household
* Actions
* Vehicles
* Entertainment
* Time
* Buildings
* Nature
* Daily life
* People
* Animals
* Containers
* Groups
* Measurements
* Money
* Writing
Character Set
* Simplified Chinese
* Traditional Chinese
Phonetic Systems:
* Pinyin with tone marks (pīnyīn)
* Pinyin with tone numbers (pin1yin1)
* Zhuyin (bopomofo)
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Practice mode, free. Answer which measure word goes with a word, or listen and pick. The app tracks what you know and brings each word back just before you'd forget it. Practice your favorites, a category, or all 168.
Every word speaks. Recordings for all 168 measure words and 830 examples, traditional and simplified, right in the app and working offline.
Examples for nearly every word. The 94 words that had none now have them.
Search reaches the examples, so searching "book" finds 本.
Add your own words. Type the pinyin with tone numbers and we'll work out the tone marks and bopomofo for you. Three are free.
iCloud sync for your favorites, your words and your progress.
New: Measure Cards Plus, $4.99 once.
- Drill the words you keep getting wrong, worst ones first
- See which measure words you mix up, and how often
- Add as many words as you like
- Hear every word read by three different speakers
- Pick your own colors for the five tones
Everything that was here before stays free.
Also: every tone now shows its contour, not just its color. And 四本雜誌 and 次 had errors in them, now fixed.
If you want it shorter still, this is about the floor before it stops saying anything:
Practice mode, free. Answer which measure word goes with a word, or listen and pick, and the app brings each one back just before you'd forget it.
Every word speaks now: 168 measure words and 830 examples, recorded in both scripts and working offline.
Also new: examples for the 94 words that had none, search that reaches them, your own words, and iCloud sync.
Measure Cards Plus, $4.99 once, adds drills on the words you get wrong, your mix-ups, unlimited words of your own, three voices and custom tone colors. Everything that was here before stays free.
The developer, Gregory Bell, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Gregory Bell
- Size
- 92.3 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Measure Cards Plus $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Gregory Bell

