份 (fèn): Chinese measure word
How to use 份 (fèn), the Chinese measure word for portions, copies, documents and jobs: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
份
fèn
portions, copies, documents and jobs
What it's used for
份 counts portions of food (一份炒饭), copies of documents and newspapers (一份报纸), gifts, and jobs (一份工作).
Common nouns with 份
- 一份晚饭 yí fèn wǎn fàn evening meal
- 一份午饭 yí fèn wǔ fàn lunch
- 一份早饭 yí fèn zǎo fàn breakfast
- 一份爱情 yí fèn ài qíng romance
- 一份报纸 yí fèn bào zhǐ newspaper
- 一份菜单 yí fèn cài dān menu
- 一份快餐 yí fèn kuài cān fast food
- 一份名单 yí fèn míng dān list of names
- 一份日报 yí fèn rì bào daily newspaper
- 一份晚报 yí fèn wǎn bào evening newspaper
- 一份晚餐 yí fèn wǎn cān evening meal
- 一份午餐 yí fèn wǔ cān lunch
- 一份西餐 yí fèn xī cān Western-style food
- 一份早餐 yí fèn zǎo cān breakfast
- 一份中餐 yí fèn zhōng cān lunch
- 一份报 yí fèn bào report
Example sentences
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我要一份炒饭。
Wǒ yào yí fèn chǎo fàn.
I'd like a portion of fried rice.
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请把这份文件打印两份。
Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wén jiàn dǎ yìn liǎng fèn.
Please print two copies of this document.
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她找到了一份新工作。
Tā zhǎo dào le yí fèn xīn gōng zuò.
She found a new job.
Common mistake
A single sheet is 张; a whole document or copy is 份.
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