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* <em>几</em> 个 人?<span class="trans">How many people?</span>
 
* <em>几</em> 个 人?<span class="trans">How many people?</span>
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* 你 在 这里 呆 <em>几</em> 天?
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* 你 每 天 工作 <em>几</em> 个 小时?
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* 你 家 里 有 <em>几</em> 个 人?
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* 你 有 <em>几</em> 个 女朋友?
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* 你 学 了 <em>几</em> 年 中文?
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* 你 认识 <em>几</em> 个 中国 人?
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* 你 买 了 <em>几</em> 个 苹果?
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* 从 这里 到 那里,需要 <em>几</em> 个 小时?
 
* 你 喝 了 <em>几</em> 瓶 啤酒?<span class="trans">How many bottles of beer did you drink?</span>
 
* 你 喝 了 <em>几</em> 瓶 啤酒?<span class="trans">How many bottles of beer did you drink?</span>
 
* 你 需要 <em>几</em> 张 纸?<span class="trans">How many pieces of paper do you need?? (Note: In English we say "piece" of paper, in Chinese we say a zhang[a  flat spread thing] of paper.)</span>
 
* 你 需要 <em>几</em> 张 纸?<span class="trans">How many pieces of paper do you need?? (Note: In English we say "piece" of paper, in Chinese we say a zhang[a  flat spread thing] of paper.)</span>
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Revision as of 07:14, 29 October 2013

By "quantity questions," we mean asking "how much?" or "how many?" You're going to need to use the question word 几 (jǐ) and measure words for this.

Structure

You can use the quantity question word 几 instead of a number to ask about quantity with measure words.

Subject + Verb + 几 + MW + Noun?

Examples

  • 个 人?How many people?
  • 你 在 这里 呆 天?
  • 你 每 天 工作 个 小时?
  • 你 家 里 有 个 人?
  • 你 有 个 女朋友?
  • 你 学 了 年 中文?
  • 你 认识 个 中国 人?
  • 你 买 了 个 苹果?
  • 从 这里 到 那里,需要 个 小时?
  • 你 喝 了 瓶 啤酒?How many bottles of beer did you drink?
  • 你 需要 张 纸?How many pieces of paper do you need?? (Note: In English we say "piece" of paper, in Chinese we say a zhang[a flat spread thing] of paper.)

See also

Sources and further reading

Books