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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 ( | + | 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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| − | * 你 去 过 <em>多少</em> 个 国家？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ qù guo <em> | + | * 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> |
| − | * 你们 班 有 <em>多少</em> 个 学生？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen bān yǒu <em> | + | * 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> |
| − | * 你 大学 的 时候 看 了 <em>多少</em> 本 书？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ dàxué de shíhou kàn le <em> | + | * 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> |
| − | * 他们 昨天 请 了 <em>多少</em> 个 朋友？ <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zuótiān qǐng le <em> | + | * 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> |
| − | * 上海 有 <em>多少</em> 个 外国 公司？ <span class="pinyin">Shànghǎi yǒu <em> | + | * 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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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.
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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？How many kids does he have?
- 你 家 有 几 个 房间？ How many rooms are there in your house?
- 他们 在 这里 住 几 个 星期？ How many weeks are they staying here?
- 你 带 了 几 件 衣服？ How many pieces of clothing have you brought?
- 老板 每 天 工作 几 个 小时 ？ 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？How many countries have you been to?
- 你们 班 有 多少 个 学生？How many students are there in your class?
- 你 大学 的 时候 看 了 多少 本 书？How many books did you read when you were in college?
- 他们 昨天 请 了 多少 个 朋友？ How many friends did they invite yesterday?
- 上海 有 多少 个 外国 公司？ How many foreign companies are there in Shanghai?
