部 (bù): Chinese measure word
How to use 部 (bù), the Chinese measure word for films, whole works and phones: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
部
bù
films, whole works and phones
What it's used for
部 counts complete works such as films, novels and TV series, and some machines, especially phones: 一部手机.
Common nouns with 部
- 一部电话 yí bù diàn huà telephone
- 一部电影 yí bù diàn yǐng movie
- 一部手机 yí bù shǒu jī cell phone
- 一部词典 yí bù cí diǎn dictionary
- 一部影片 yí bù yǐng piàn film
- 一部作品 yí bù zuò pǐn work (of art)
- 一部电视剧 yí bù diàn shì jù TV series
- 一部连续剧 yí bù lián xù jù serialized drama
- 一部经典 yí bù jīng diǎn the classics
- 一部著作 yí bù zhù zuò literary work
- 一部动画片 yí bù dòng huà piàn animated film
- 一部喜剧 yí bù xǐ jù comedy
- 一部摄像机 yí bù shè xiàng jī video camera
- 一部轿车 yí bù jiào chē car (sedan)
- 一部宪法 yí bù xiàn fǎ constitution (of a country)
- 一部纪录片 yí bù jì lù piàn documentary
Example sentences
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我昨天看了一部电影。
Wǒ zuó tiān kàn le yí bù diàn yǐng.
I watched a film yesterday.
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这是一部很有名的小说。
Zhè shì yí bù hěn yǒu míng de xiǎo shuō.
This is a very famous novel.
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他新买了一部手机。
Tā xīn mǎi le yí bù shǒu jī.
He just bought a new phone.
Common mistake
A single book is usually 一本书; 部 is for a work as a whole, like a long novel or a film.
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