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* <em>三 四</em> 个人<span class="trans">Three or four people</span> | * <em>三 四</em> 个人<span class="trans">Three or four people</span> | ||
* 我 喝 了 <em>七 八</em> 瓶 啤酒 了。<span class="trans">I drank 7 or 8 bottles of beer.</span> | * 我 喝 了 <em>七 八</em> 瓶 啤酒 了。<span class="trans">I drank 7 or 8 bottles of beer.</span> | ||
| − | * <em>一 两</em> 天<span class="trans">One or two days.</span> | + | * <em>一 两</em> 天<span class="trans">One or two days.</span> |
| − | * 这 个 词 我们 学 了 <em> | + | * 这 个 词 我们 学 了 <em>两 三</em> 次 了。<span class="trans">This word we studied two or three times.</span> |
| − | * 我 等 了 你 <em> | + | * 我 等 了 你 <em>一 两</em> 个 小时。<span class="trans">I waited for you for one to two hours.</span> |
| − | * 我们 <em> | + | * 我们 <em>三 四</em> 年 没有 见面 了。<span class="trans">We haven't seen each other for three or four years.</span> |
| − | * 要 做 完 这 个 工作 需要 <em> | + | * 要 做 完 这 个 工作 需要 <em>一 两</em> 个 月。<span class="trans">To complete this work you need one to two months.</span> |
| − | * 他们 家 的 孩子 <em> | + | * 他们 家 的 孩子 <em>五 六</em> 岁 了 吧。<span class="trans">Their child is about five or six years old.</span> |
| − | * 这 个 东西 只 需要 <em> | + | * 这 个 东西 只 需要 <em>七 八 十</em> 块 钱。<span class="trans">This thing only requires seventy to eighty kuai.</span> |
| − | * 每 个 人 要 花 <em> | + | * 每 个 人 要 花 <em>两 三 百</em>。<span class="trans">Every person needs to spend two to three hundred.</span> |
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=== Books === | === Books === | ||
| − | * [[A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) ]] ( | + | * [[A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) ]] (p. 60) [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA →buy] |
* [[Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition]] (pp. 19-20) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615 →buy] | * [[Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition]] (pp. 19-20) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615 →buy] | ||
*[[40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册）]] (p. 459)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 →buy] | *[[40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册）]] (p. 459)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 →buy] | ||
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Saying approximate numbers in Chinese is quite simple, and this article introduces one of the most basic ways to do so.
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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.
