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Expressing approximate numbers in Chinese is quite simple, and this article introduces one of the most basic ways to do so.
Structure
An easy way to express approximate numbers is to use two sequential numbers in a row.
Number + (Number+1)
This is similar to saying "x to y," "x or y," or "about x" in English.
Examples
- 三 四 个人 Three or four people
- 我 喝 了 七 八 瓶 啤酒 了 。 I drank 7 or 8 bottles of beer.
- 一 两 天 One or two days.
- 这 个 词 我们 学 了 两 三 次 了 。 This word we studied two or three times.
- 我 等 了 你 一 两 个 小时 。 I waited for you for one to two hours.
- 我们 三 四 年 没有 见面 了 。 We haven't seen each other for three or four years.
- 要 做 完 这 个 工作 需要 一 两 个 月 。 To complete this work you need one to two months.
- 他们 家 的 孩子 五 六 岁 了 吧 。 Their child is about five or six years old.
- 这 个 东西 只 需要 七 八 十 块 钱 。 This thing only requires seventy to eighty kuai.
- 每 个 人 要 花 两 三 百 。 Every person needs to spend two to three hundred.
