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Revision as of 06:55, 21 November 2011

An easy way to express approximate numbers is to use two sequential numbers in a row. The structure is:

Number + (Number+1)

This is similar to saying "x to y", "x or y" or "about x" in English.

Some examples:

  • 三 四 个人。
  • 我 喝 了 七 八 瓶 啤酒 了。
  • 一 两 天。

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