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* 他们 昨天 请 了 <em>几</em> 个 朋友 来 吃 晚饭？ <span class="pinyin">Māma wǎnshang zuò le <em>jǐ</em> gè cài?</span> <span class="trans">How many girlfriends do you have?</span>
 
* 他们 昨天 请 了 <em>几</em> 个 朋友 来 吃 晚饭？ <span class="pinyin">Māma wǎnshang zuò le <em>jǐ</em> gè cài?</span> <span class="trans">How many girlfriends do you have?</span>
 
* 你哥哥 结婚以前 有 <em>几</em> 个 女朋友？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ gēge jiéhūn yǐqián yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè nǚpéngyou?</span> <span class="trans">How many girlfriends did your elder brother have before he got married?</span>
 
* 你哥哥 结婚以前 有 <em>几</em> 个 女朋友？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ gēge jiéhūn yǐqián yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè nǚpéngyou?</span> <span class="trans">How many girlfriends did your elder brother have before he got married?</span>
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* 你 在 中国 的时候 去 过 <em>几</em> 个 大城市？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ  <em>jǐ</em> gè Zhōngguó rén?</span> <span class="trans">How many Chinese people do you know?</span>
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* 你 在 中国 的时候， 去 过 <em>几</em> 个 大城市？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ zài Zhōngguó deshíhòu, qù guo <em>jǐ</em> gè dà chéngshì?</span> <span class="trans">How many Chinese people do you know?</span>
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* 从 这里 到 那里 ， 需要 <em>几</em> 个 小时 ？ <span class="pinyin">Cóng zhèlǐ dào nàli, xūyào <em>jǐ</em> gè xiǎoshí?</span> <span class="trans">From here to there, it should take how many hours?</span>
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* 你们 公司 有 <em>几</em> 个 部门？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen gōngsī yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè bùmén?</span> <span class="trans">How many departments are there in your company?</span>
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* �昨天 的 派对 他 一个人 喝 了 <em>几</em> 瓶 啤酒？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ hē le <em>jǐ</em> píng píjiǔ?</span> <span class="trans">How many bottles of beer did you drink?</span>
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* 昨天 的 派对 他 一个人 喝 了 <em>几</em> 瓶 啤酒？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ hē le <em>jǐ</em> píng píjiǔ?</span> <span class="trans">How many bottles of beer did you drink?</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？ Nǐ yǒu jǐ gè háizi? How many kids do you have?
  • 你 在 这里 待 几 个 星期？ Nǐ zài zhèlǐ dāi jǐ gè xīngqī? How many weeks are you staying here?
  • 老板 每 天 工作 几 个 小时 ？ Lǎobǎn měi tiān gōngzuò jǐ gè xiǎoshí? How many hours does the boss work every day?
  • 你们家 有 几 个 房间？ Nǐmenjiā yǒu jǐ gè fángjiān? How many rooms are there in your house?
  • 你们 需要 几 碗 米饭？ Nǐ xūyào jǐ zhāng zhǐ? How many pieces of paper do you need?
  • 他们 昨天 请 了 几 个 朋友 来 吃 晚饭？ Māma wǎnshang zuò le jǐ gè cài? How many girlfriends do you have?
  • 你哥哥 结婚以前 有 几 个 女朋友？ Nǐ gēge jiéhūn yǐqián yǒu jǐ gè nǚpéngyou? How many girlfriends did your elder brother have before he got married?
  • 你 在 中国 的时候， 去 过 几 个 大城市？ Nǐ zài Zhōngguó deshíhòu, qù guo jǐ gè dà chéngshì? How many Chinese people do you know?
  • 你们 公司 有 几 个 部门？ Nǐmen gōngsī yǒu jǐ gè bùmén? How many departments are there in your company?
  • 昨天 的 派对 他 一个人 喝 了 几 瓶 啤酒？ Nǐ hē le jǐ píng píjiǔ? How many bottles of beer did you drink?


See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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