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Revision as of 02:11, 4 February 2017

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.


Asking about Small Numbers with 几 (jǐ)

Structure

You can use the quantity question word 几 (jǐ) instead of a number to ask about quantity with measure words (Measure Word).

Subj. + Verb + 几 + Measure Word + Noun?

Examples

  • 他 有 个 孩子? Tā yǒu gè háizi? How many kids does he have?
  • 你 家 有 个 房间? Nǐ jiā yǒu gè fángjiān? How many rooms are there in your house?
  • 他们 在 这里 住 个 星期? Tāmen zài zhèlǐ zhù gè xīngqī? How many weeks are they staying here?
  • 你 带 了 件 衣服? Nǐ dài le jiàn yīfu? How many pieces of clothing have you brought?
  • 老板 每 天 工作 个 小时 ? Lǎobǎn měi tiān gōngzuò gè xiǎoshí? How many hours does the boss work every day?

Asking about Big Numbers with 多少 (duōshao)

Structure

Subj. + Verb + 多少 + Measure Word + Noun?

Examples

  • 你 去 过 多少 个 国家?Nǐ qù guo duōshao gè guójiā? How many countries have you been to?
  • 你们 班 有 多少 个 学生?Nǐmen bān yǒu duōshao xuéshēng? How many students are there in your class?
  • 你 大学 的 时候 看 了 多少 本 书?Nǐ dàxué de shíhou kàn le duōshao běn shū? How many books did you read when you were in college?
  • 他们 昨天 请 了 多少 个 朋友? Tāmen zuótiān qǐng le duōshao gè péngyou? How many friends did they invite yesterday?
  • 上海 有 多少 个 外国 公司? Shànghǎi yǒu duōshao gè wàiguó gōngsī? How many foreign companies are there in Shanghai?

See also

Sources and further reading

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