As one of the most important nitrogen-containing compounds,amines are prone to form stable ammonium and aminium salts with sulfuric acid and nitric acid,and thus can promote new particle formation in the atmosphere.Meanwhile,amines can react with OH and NO₃ radicals to form precursors of secondary organic aerosol.In this paper,we summarized the progress in the measurement techniques of amines in the atmosphere.Both traditional off-line analytical techniques and more advanced on-line mass spectrometry method were described and inter-compared.More details on the working principle and advantages of the mass spectrometry technique were provided and its future perspective was discussed.