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- Quantity questions are phrases for asking questions like "how much?" or "how many?" You'll need to use the [[Placement of question words|question word]] 几 (jǐ) with [[measure word]]s for this.
- == Asking About Small Numbers with 几 (jǐ) ==
- === Structure ===
- You can use the quantity [[Placement of question words|question word]] 几 (jǐ) instead of a number to ask about quantity with [[Measure words for counting|measure word]]s.
- <div class="jiegou">
- Subj. + Verb + 几 + Measure Word + Noun？
- </div>
- === Examples ===
- <div class="liju">
- * 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>
- * 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>
- * 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>
- * 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>
- * 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>
- </div>
- == Asking About Big Numbers with 多少 (duōshao) ==
- 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).
- === Structure ===
- <div class="jiegou">
- Subj. + Verb + 多少 + Measure Word + Noun ？
- </div>
- === Examples ===
- <div class="liju">
- * 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>
- * 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>
- * 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>
- * 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>
- * 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>
- </div>
- ==See also==
- *[[Measure words to differentiate]]
- *[[Measure Words for Verbs]]
- *[[Measure words for counting]]
- == Sources and further reading ==
- === Books ===
- * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)]] (p. 105) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561910401/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561910401 →buy]
- * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed)]] (p. 123) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561926235/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7561926235 →buy]
- *[[40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册）]] (p. 86)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 →buy]
- [[Category:A2 grammar points]]
- [[Category:Measure words]]
- {{Basic Grammar|几|A2|几 + Measure Word (+ Noun) ?|几 <em>个</em> 人？|grammar point|ASGL9KQM}}
- {{Similar|Measure words to differentiate}}
- {{Similar|Measure Words for Verbs}}
- {{Similar|Measure words for counting}}
- {{Similar|Measure word "ge"}}
- {{Used for|Asking questions}}
- {{Structure|Numbers and Measure Words}}
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