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<p>Quantity questions are phrases for asking questions like "how
much?" or "how many?" You'll need to use the <a href=
"Placement_of_question_words" title="wikilink">question word</a> 几
(jǐ) with <a href="measure_word" title="wikilink">measure words</a>
for this.</p>
<h2 id="asking-about-small-numbers-with-几-jǐ">Asking About Small
Numbers with 几 (jǐ)</h2>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
<p>You can use the quantity <a href="Placement_of_question_words"
title="wikilink">question word</a> 几 (jǐ) instead of a number to
ask about quantity with <a href="Measure_words_for_counting" title=
"wikilink">measure words</a>.</p>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>Subj. + Verb + 几 + Measure Word + Noun？</p>
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<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>他 有 <em>几</em> 个 孩子？<span class="pinyin">Tā yǒu <em>jǐ</em> gè
háizi?</span><span class="trans">How many kids does he
have?</span></li>
<li>你 家 有 <em>几</em> 个 房间？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ jiā yǒu
<em>jǐ</em> gè fángjiān?</span><span class="trans">How many rooms
are there in your house?</span></li>
<li>他们 在 这里 住 <em>几</em> 个 星期？ <span class="pinyin">Tāmen zài zhèlǐ
zhù <em>jǐ</em> gè xīngqī?</span><span class="trans">How many weeks
are they staying here?</span></li>
<li>你 带 了 <em>几</em> 件 衣服？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ dài le
<em>jǐ</em> jiàn yīfu?</span><span class="trans">How many pieces of
clothing have you brought?</span></li>
<li>老板 每 天 工作 <em>几</em> 个 小时 ？ <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn měi
tiān gōngzuò <em>jǐ</em> gè xiǎoshí?</span> <span class="trans">How
many hours does the boss work every day?</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="asking-about-big-numbers-with-多少-duōshao">Asking About Big
Numbers with 多少 (duōshao)</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 多少 (duōshao)
instead of 几 (jǐ).</p>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>Subj. + Verb + 多少 + Measure Word + Noun ？</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<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>
</ul>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_1_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC1)"
title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)</a> (p.
105) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561910401/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561910401">
→buy</a></li>
<li><a href=
"New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_1_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC1)(2nd_ed)"
title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd
ed)</a> (p. 123) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561926235/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=7561926235">
→buy</a></li>
<li><a href=
"40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8A%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89"
title="wikilink">40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course
(基础汉语40课上册）</a> (p. 86)<a href=
"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>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title=
"wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a> <a href=
"Category:Measure_words" title="wikilink">Category:Measure
words</a></p>
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