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Quantity questions are phrases for asking things like "how much?" or "how many?"  You're going to need to use the [[Placement of question words|question word]] 几 (jǐ) and [[measure word]]s for this.
 
Quantity questions are phrases for asking things like "how much?" or "how many?"  You're going to need to use the [[Placement of question words|question word]] 几 (jǐ) and [[measure word]]s for this.
  
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== Structure ==
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== Asking about Small Numbers with 几 (jǐ) ==
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=== Structure ===
  
 
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 words]] (Measure Word).  
 
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 words]] (Measure Word).  
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* 你 有 <em>几</em> 个 孩子？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè háizi?</span> <span class="trans">How many kids do you have?</span>
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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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* 他们 在 这里 待 <em>几</em>  个 星期？ <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zài zhèlǐ dāi <em>jǐ</em> gè xīngqī?</span> <span class="trans">How many weeks are they staying here?</span>
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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 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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* 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>
 
* 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>
 
* 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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* 他家 有 <em>几</em> 个 房间？ <span class="pinyin">Tā jiā yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè fángjiān?</span> <span class="trans">How many rooms are there in his house?</span>
 
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* 你们 公司 有 <em>几</em> 个 部门？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen gōngsī yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè bùmén?</span> <span class="trans">How many departments are there in your company?</span>
 
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* 你们 需要 <em>几</em> 碗 米饭？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen xūyào <em>jǐ</em> wǎn mǐfàn?</span> <span class="trans">How many bowls of rice do you need? </span>
 
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* 他们 昨天 请 了 <em>几</em> 个 朋友 来 吃 晚饭？ <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zuótiān qǐng le <em>jǐ</em> gè  péngyou lái chī wǎnfàn?</span> <span class="trans">How many friends did they invite to dinner yesterday?</span>
 
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* 你哥哥 结婚以前 有 <em>几</em> 个 女朋友？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ gēge jiéhūn yǐqián yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè nǚpéngyou?</span> <span class="trans">How many girlfriends did your older brother have before he got married?</span>
 
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* 昨天 的 派对 他 喝 了 <em>几</em> 瓶 啤酒？ <span class="pinyin">Zuótiān de pàiduì tā hē le <em>jǐ</em> píng píjiǔ?</span> <span class="trans">How many bottles of beer did he drink at yesterday's party?</span>
 
  
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== Asking about Big Numbers with 多少 (duōshao) ==
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=== Structure ===
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Subj. + Verb + 多少 + Measure Word + Noun？
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== Examples ==
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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>  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==
 
==See also==
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*[[Measure words to differentiate]]
 
*[[Measure words to differentiate]]
 
*[[Measure Words for Verbs]]
 
*[[Measure Words for Verbs]]

Revision as of 02:11, 4 February 2017

Quantity questions are phrases for asking things like "how much?" or "how many?" You're going to need to use the question word 几 (jǐ) and 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 (Measure Word).

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)

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 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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