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  9. <p>Expressing approximate numbers in Chinese is quite simple, and
  10. this article introduces one of the most basic ways to do so.</p>
  11. <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
  12. <p>An easy way to express approximate numbers is to use two
  13. sequential numbers in a row.</p>
  14. <div class="jiegou">
  15. <p>Number + (Number + 1)</p>
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  17. <p>This is similar to saying "x or y" or "about x" in English.</p>
  18. <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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  20. <ul>
  21. <li><em>一 两</em> 天 <span class="pinyin"><em>yī liǎng</em>
  22. tiān</span><span class="trans">one or two days</span></li>
  23. <li><em>三 四</em> 个 人 <span class="pinyin"><em>sān sì</em> gè
  24. rén</span><span class="trans">three or four people</span></li>
  25. <li>老板 昨天 喝 了<em>七 八</em> 瓶 胡萝卜 汁 。 <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn
  26. zuótiān hē le <em>qī bā</em> píng húluóbo zhī.</span><span class=
  27. "trans">The boss drank 7 or 8 bottles of carrot juice
  28. yesterday.</span></li>
  29. <li>这 个 词 我们 学 过 <em>两 三</em> 次 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Zhège cí
  30. wǒmen xué guo <em>liǎng sān</em> cì le.</span><span class=
  31. "trans">We've studied this word two or three times now.</span></li>
  32. <li>我 等 了 你 <em>三 四</em> 个 小时。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ děng le nǐ
  33. <em>sān sì</em> gè xiǎoshí.</span><span class="trans">I waited for
  34. you for three or four hours.</span></li>
  35. <li>他们 <em>七 八</em> 年 没 见面 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>qī
  36. bā</em> nián méi jiànmiàn le.</span><span class="trans">They
  37. haven't seen each other for seven or eight years.</span></li>
  38. <li>要 做 完 这 个 工作 需要 <em>一 两</em> 个 月 。 <span class="pinyin">Yào zuò
  39. wán zhège gōngzuò xūyào <em>yī liǎng</em> gè
  40. yuè.</span><span class="trans">To complete this work, you need one
  41. to two months.</span></li>
  42. <li>他们 家 的 孩子<em>五 六</em> 岁 了 吧 。 <span class="pinyin">Tāmen jiā de
  43. háizi <em>wǔ liù</em> suì le ba.</span><span class="trans">Their
  44. child is about five or six years old.</span></li>
  45. <li>这 件 衣服 只 要 <em>七 八 十</em> 块 钱 。 <span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn
  46. yīfu zhǐ yào <em>qī bā shí</em> kuài qián.</span><span class=
  47. "trans">This clothing only costs seventy to eighty
  48. kuai.</span></li>
  49. <li>这 几 本 书 花 了 我 <em>两 三 百</em>。 <span class="pinyin">Zhè jǐ běn
  50. shū huā le wǒ <em>liǎng sān bǎi</em>.</span><span class=
  51. "trans">These few books cost me two or three hundred
  52. kuai.</span></li>
  53. </ul>
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  55. <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
  56. <ul>
  57. <li><a href="Indicating_a_number_in_excess" title=
  58. "wikilink">Indicating a number in excess</a></li>
  59. <li><a href="Measure_words_for_counting" title="wikilink">Measure
  60. words for counting</a></li>
  61. </ul>
  62. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
  63. reading</h2>
  64. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
  65. <ul>
  66. <li><a href=
  67. "A_Practical_Chinese_Grammar_For_Foreigners_(%E5%A4%96%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95)"
  68. title="wikilink">A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners
  69. (外国人实用汉语语法)</a> (p. 60) <a href=
  70. "http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-23&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;asin=B001J0ADWA&amp;camp=536&amp;creative=3132&amp;creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA">
  71. →buy</a></li>
  72. <li><a href="Chinese:_An_Essential_Grammar,_Second_Edition" title=
  73. "wikilink">Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition</a> (pp.
  74. 19-20) <a href=
  75. "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0415372615">
  76. →buy</a></li>
  77. <li><a href=
  78. "40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8B%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89"
  79. title="wikilink">40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course
  80. (基础汉语40课下册)</a> (p. 459)<a href=
  81. "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=allset-20">→buy</a></li>
  82. </ul>
  83. <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title=
  84. "wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p>
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