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  <h1>Measure words in quantity questions</h1>

  <p>Quantity questions are phrases for asking questions like "<b>how much?</b>" or "<b>how many?</b>" You'll need to use the question word <span class="hanzi">几</span> (<span class="pinyin">jǐ</span>) with measure words for this.</p>

  <h2 id="asking-about-small-numbers-with-几-jǐ">Asking About Small Numbers with <span class="hanzist">几</span> (<span class="pinyinst">jǐ</span>)</h2>

  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

  <p>You can use the quantity question word <span class="hanzi">几</span> (<span class="pinyin">jǐ</span>) instead of a number to ask about quantity with measure words.</p>

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    <p>Subj. + Verb + <span class="hanzist">几</span> + Measure Word + Noun？</p>
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  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">他 有 几 个 孩子？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Tā yǒu jǐ gè háizi?</span> <br/> How many kids does he have?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 家 有 几 个 房间？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ gè fángjiān?</span> <br/> How many rooms are there in your house?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他们 在 这里 住 几 个 星期？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zài zhèlǐ zhù jǐ gè xīngqī?</span> <br/> How many weeks are they staying here?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 带 了 几 件 衣服？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ dài le jǐ jiàn yīfu?</span> <br/> How many pieces of clothing have you brought?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">老板 每 天 工作 几 个 小时 ？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn měi tiān gōngzuò jǐ gè xiǎoshí?</span> <br/> How many hours does the boss work every day?</li>
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  <h2 id="asking-about-big-numbers-with-多少-duōshao">Asking About Big Numbers with <span class="hanzist">多少</span> (<span class="pinyinst">duōshao</span>)</h2>

  <p>When the number is not certain but you assume it's definitely more than ten, it's better to ask the question with <span class="hanzi">多少</span> (<span class="pinyin">duōshao</span>) instead of <span class="hanzi">几</span> (<span class="pinyin">jǐ</span>).</p>

  <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>

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    <p>Subj. + Verb + <span class="hanzist">多少</span> + Measure Word + Noun ？</p>
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  <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">你 去 过 多少 个 国家？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ qù guo duōshao gè guójiā?</span> <br/> How many countries have you been to?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你们 班 有 多少 个 学生？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen bān yǒu duōshao gè xuéshēng?</span> <br/> How many students are there in your class?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 大学 的 时候 看 了 多少 本 书？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ dàxué de shíhou kàn le duōshao běn shū?</span> <br/> How many books did you read when you were in college?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他们 昨天 请 了 多少 个 朋友？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zuótiān qǐng le duōshao gè péngyou?</span> <br/> How many friends did they invite yesterday?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">上海 有 多少 个 外国 公司？</span> <br/> <span class="pinyin">Shànghǎi yǒu duōshao gè wàiguó gōngsī?</span> <br/> How many foreign companies are there in Shanghai?</li>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

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    <li><a href="Measure_words_to_differentiate" title="wikilink">Measure words to differentiate</a></li>

    <li><a href="Measure_Words_for_Verbs" title="wikilink">Measure Words for Verbs</a></li>

    <li><a href="Measure_words_for_counting" title="wikilink">Measure words for counting</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

  <ul>
    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本1</span>) (p. 105)</li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本1</span>)(2nd ed) (p. 123)</li>

    <li>40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (<span class="hanzi">基础汉语40课上册</span>） (p. 86)</li>
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