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You can use the quantity [[Placement of question words|question word]] 几 instead of a number to ask about quantity with [[Measure words for counting|measure words]]. The structure is:
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Quantity questions are phrases for asking questions like "how much?" or "how many?"  You'll need to use the [[Placement of question words|question word]] 几 (jǐ) with [[measure word]]s for this.
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== Asking About Small Numbers with 几 (jǐ) ==
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=== Structure ===
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You can use the quantity [[Placement of question words|question word]] 几 (jǐ) instead of a number to ask about quantity with [[Measure words for counting|measure word]]s.  
  
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
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几 + Measure word + Noun
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Subj. + Verb + 几 + Measure Word + Noun？
  
 
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Some examples:
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=== Examples ===
  
 
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* <em>几</em> 个 人？
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* 他 有 <em>几</em> 个 孩子？<span class="pinyin">Tā yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè háizi?</span><span class="trans">How many kids does he have?</span>
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* 你 喝 了 <em>几</em> 瓶 啤酒 了？
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* 你 家 有 <em>几</em> 个 房间？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ jiā yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè fángjiān?</span><span class="trans">How many rooms are there in your house?</span>
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* 你 需要 <em>几</em> 张 纸？
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* 他们 在 这里 住 <em>几</em>  个 星期？ <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zài zhèlǐ zhù <em>jǐ</em> gè xīngqī?</span><span class="trans">How many weeks are they staying here?</span>
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* 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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* 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>
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== Asking About Big Numbers with 多少 (duōshao) ==
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When the number is not certain but you assume it's definitely more than ten, it's better to ask the question with 多少 (duōshao) instead of 几 (jǐ).
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=== Structure ===
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<div class="jiegou">
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Subj. + Verb + 多少 + Measure Word + Noun ？
  
 
</div>
 
</div>
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=== Examples ===
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<div class="liju">
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* 你 去 过 <em>多少</em> 个 国家？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ qù guo <em>duōshao</em> gè guójiā?</span><span class="trans">How many countries have you been to?</span>
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* 你们 班 有 <em>多少</em> 个 学生？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen bān yǒu <em>duōshao</em> gè xuéshēng?</span><span class="trans">How many students are there in your class?</span>
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* 你 大学 的 时候 看 了 <em>多少</em> 本 书？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ dàxué de shíhou kàn le <em>duōshao</em> běn shū?</span><span class="trans">How many books did you read when you were in college? </span>
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* 他们 昨天 请 了 <em>多少</em> 个 朋友？ <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zuótiān qǐng le <em>duōshao</em> gè  péngyou?</span><span class="trans">How many friends did they invite yesterday?</span>
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* 上海 有 <em>多少</em> 个  外国 公司？ <span class="pinyin">Shànghǎi yǒu <em>duōshao</em> gè wàiguó gōngsī?</span><span class="trans">How many foreign companies are there in Shanghai? </span>
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==See also==
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*[[Measure words to differentiate]]
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*[[Measure Words for Verbs]]
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*[[Measure words for counting]]
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== Sources and further reading ==
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=== Books ===
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{{Source|HSK Standard Course 1|32, 58}}
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{{Source|New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)|105}}
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{{Source|New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed)|123}}
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{{Source|40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册）|86}}
  
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
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{{HSK|HSK1}}{{2021-HSK|HSK1}}
 
[[Category:Measure words]]
 
[[Category:Measure words]]
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{{Basic Grammar|几|A2|几 + Measure Word (+ Noun) ?|几 <em>个</em> 人？|grammar point|ASGL9KQM}}
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{{Similar|Measure words to differentiate}}   
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{{Similar|Measure Words for Verbs}}   
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{{Similar|Measure words for counting}}
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{{Similar|Measure word "ge"}}   
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{{Used for|Asking questions}}
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{{Structure|Numbers and Measure Words}}

Latest revision as of 09:23, 20 April 2021

Quantity questions are phrases for asking questions like "how much?" or "how many?" You'll need to use the question word 几 (jǐ) with 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.

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

Examples

  • 他 有 几 个 孩子？Tā yǒu jǐ gè háizi?How many kids does he have?
  • 你 家 有 几 个 房间？ Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ gè fángjiān?How many rooms are there in your house?
  • 他们 在 这里 住 几 个 星期？ Tāmen zài zhèlǐ zhù 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?

Asking About Big Numbers with 多少 (duōshao)

When the number is not certain but you assume it's definitely more than ten, it's better to ask the question with 多少 (duōshao) instead of 几 (jǐ).

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 gè 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

Books

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