Measure words in quantity questions
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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 question word 几 (jǐ) and measure words for this.
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
- 你 有 几 个 孩子？ How many kids do you have?
- 你 在 这里 待 几 个 星期？ How many weeks are you staying here?
- 老板 每 天 工作 几 个 小时 ？ How many hours does the boss work every day?
- 你们家 有 几 个 房间？ How many rooms are there in your house?
- 你们 需要 几 碗 米饭？ How many pieces of paper do you need?
- 他们 昨天 请 了 几 个 朋友 来 吃 晚饭？ How many girlfriends do you have?
- 你哥哥 结婚以前 有 几 个 女朋友？ How many girlfriends did your elder brother have before he got married?
- 你 在 中国 的时候， 去 过 几 个 大城市？ How many Chinese people do you know?
- 你们 公司 有 几 个 部门？ How many departments are there in your company?
- 昨天 的 派对 他 一个人 喝 了 几 瓶 啤酒？ How many bottles of beer did you drink?
