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| − | * <em>几</em> 个 | + | * 你 有 <em>几</em> 个 孩子？ <span class="pinyin"><em>Nǐ yǒu jǐ</em> gè háizi?</span> <span class="trans">How many kids do you have?</span> |
| − | * 你 在 这里 | + | * 你 在 这里 待 <em>几</em> 个 星期？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ zài zhèlǐ dāi <em>jǐ</em> gè xīngqī?</span> <span class="trans">How many weeks are you staying here?</span> |
| − | * | + | * �老板 每 天 工作 <em>几</em> 个 小时 ？ <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn měi tiān gōngzuò <em>jǐ</em> gè xiǎoshí?</span> <span class="trans">How many hours does the boss work every day?</span> |
| − | * | + | * 你们家 有 <em>几</em> 个 房间？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐmenjiā yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè fángjiān?</span> <span class="trans">How many rooms are there in your house?</span> |
| − | * | + | * 妈妈 晚上 做 了 <em>几</em> 个 �菜 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè nǚpéngyou?</span> <span class="trans">How many girlfriends do you have?</span> |
* 你 学 了 <em>几</em> 年 中文 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ xué le <em>jǐ</em> nián Zhōngwén?</span> <span class="trans">How many years have you studied Chinese?</span> | * 你 学 了 <em>几</em> 年 中文 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ xué le <em>jǐ</em> nián Zhōngwén?</span> <span class="trans">How many years have you studied Chinese?</span> | ||
* 你 认识 <em>几</em> 个 中国 人 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ rènshi <em>jǐ</em> gè Zhōngguó rén?</span> <span class="trans">How many Chinese people do you know?</span> | * 你 认识 <em>几</em> 个 中国 人 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ rènshi <em>jǐ</em> gè Zhōngguó rén?</span> <span class="trans">How many Chinese people do you know?</span> | ||
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Quantity questions are phrases for asking things like "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 (jǐ) instead of a number to ask about quantity with measure words.
Subj. + Verb + 几 + Measure word + Noun？
Examples
- 你 有 几 个 孩子？ How many kids do you have?
- 你 在 这里 待 几 个 星期？ How many weeks are you staying here?
- �老板 每 天 工作 几 个 小时 ？ How many hours does the boss work every day?
- 你们家 有 几 个 房间？ How many rooms are there in your house?
- 妈妈 晚上 做 了 几 个 �菜 ？ How many girlfriends do you have?
- 你 学 了 几 年 中文 ？ How many years have you studied Chinese?
- 你 认识 几 个 中国 人 ？ How many Chinese people do you know?
- 你 买 了 几 个 苹果 ？ How many apples did you buy?
- 从 这里 到 那里 ， 需要 几 个 小时 ？ From here to there, it should take how many hours?
- 你 喝 了 几 瓶 啤酒 ？ How many bottles of beer did you drink?
- 你 需要 几 张 纸 ？ How many pieces of paper do you need? (Note: In English we say "piece" of paper, in Chinese we say a [flat spread thing] of paper.)
