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* 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>
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* 你 有 <em>几</em> 个 孩子？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè háizi?</span> <span class="trans">How many kids do you have?</span>
 
* 他们 在 这里 待 <em>几</em>  个 星期？ <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zài zhèlǐ dāi <em>jǐ</em> gè xīngqī?</span> <span class="trans">How many weeks are they staying here?</span>
 
* 他们 在 这里 待 <em>几</em>  个 星期？ <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zài zhèlǐ dāi <em>jǐ</em> gè xīngqī?</span> <span class="trans">How many weeks are they staying here?</span>
 
*  你 带 了 <em>几</em> 件 衣服？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ dài le <em>jǐ</em> jiàn yīfu?</span> <span class="trans">How many pieces of clothing have you brought?</span>
 
*  你 带 了 <em>几</em> 件 衣服？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ dài le <em>jǐ</em> jiàn yīfu?</span> <span class="trans">How many pieces of clothing have you brought?</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?
  • 他们 在 这里 待 几 个 星期？ Tāmen zài zhèlǐ dāi jǐ gè xīngqī? How many weeks are they staying here?
  • 你 带 了 几 件 衣服？ Nǐ dài le jǐ jiàn yīfu? How many pieces of clothing have you brought?
  • 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?
  • 他家 有 几 个 房间？ Tā jiā yǒu jǐ gè fángjiān? How many rooms are there in his house?
  • 你们 公司 有 几 个 部门？ Nǐmen gōngsī yǒu jǐ gè bùmén? How many departments are there in your company?
  • 你们 需要 几 碗 米饭？ Nǐmen xūyào jǐ wǎn mǐfàn? How many bowls of rice do you need?
  • 他们 昨天 请 了 几 个 朋友 来 吃 晚饭？ Tāmen zuótiān qǐng le jǐ gè péngyou lái chī wǎnfàn? How many friends did they invite to dinner yesterday?
  • 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?
  • 昨天 的 派对 他 喝 了 几 瓶 啤酒？ Zuótiān de pàiduì tā hē le jǐ píng píjiǔ? How many bottles of beer did he drink at yesterday's party?


See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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