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  2. <p>Quantity questions are phrases for asking questions like &quot;how much?&quot; or &quot;how many?&quot; 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>
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  3. <h2 id="asking-about-small-numbers-with-几-jǐ">Asking About Small Numbers with 几 (jǐ)</h2>
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  4. <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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  5. <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>
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  6. <div class="jiegou">
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  7. <p>Subj. + Verb + 几 + Measure Word + Noun？</p>
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  9. <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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  10. <div class="liju">
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  11. <ul>
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  12. <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>
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  13. <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>
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  14. <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>
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  15. <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>
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  16. <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>
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  17. </ul>
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  18. </div>
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  19. <h2 id="asking-about-big-numbers-with-多少-duōshao">Asking About Big Numbers with 多少 (duōshao)</h2>
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  20. <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>
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  21. <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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  22. <div class="jiegou">
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  23. <p>Subj. + Verb + 多少 + Measure Word + Noun ？</p>
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  24. </div>
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  25. <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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  26. <div class="liju">
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  27. <ul>
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  28. <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>
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  29. <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>
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  30. <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>
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  31. <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>
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  32. <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>
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  33. </ul>
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  34. </div>
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  35. <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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  37. <li><a href="Measure_words_to_differentiate" title="wikilink">Measure words to differentiate</a></li>
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  38. <li><a href="Measure_Words_for_Verbs" title="wikilink">Measure Words for Verbs</a></li>
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  39. <li><a href="Measure_words_for_counting" title="wikilink">Measure words for counting</a></li>
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  40. </ul>
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  41. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
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  42. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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  44. <li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_1_(新实用汉语课本1)" 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>
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  45. <li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_1_(新实用汉语课本1)(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>
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  46. <li><a href="40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(基础汉语40课上册）" 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>
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  47. </ul>
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  49. <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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