Measure words in quantity questions
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By "quantity questions," we mean asking "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 instead of a number to ask about quantity with measure words.
几 + MW + Noun
Examples
- 几 个 人？How many people?
- 你 喝 了 几 瓶 啤酒？How many bottles of beer did you drink?
- 你 需要 几 张 纸？How many pieces of paper do you need?? (Note: In English we say "piece" of paper, in Chinese we say a zhang[a flat spread thing] of paper.)
