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.
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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 (Measure Word).
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)
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?
