All measure words

盒 hé

The Chinese measure word for boxes and cartons.

盒 counts things by the box or carton: chocolates, matches, tea, milk.

  • 一盒巧克力yì hé qiǎokèlìa box of chocolates
  • 一盒牛奶yì hé niúnǎia carton of milk
  • 一盒火柴yì hé huǒcháia box of matches

10 nouns that take 盒

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The nouns come from the measure-word notes in CC-CEDICT, ordered by how often each word appears in film and TV subtitles. Many nouns take more than one measure word, and 个 often works in casual speech.