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疑问代词“几”

HSK 1Lesson 5
The Question Word "几"
结构Pattern
QuestionAnswer
你家有几口人?我家有五口人。
她几岁了?她八岁了。
王明家有几口人?他家有三口人。
解释Explanation

“几”用来问数量,一般用在估计答案小于十的时候,比如问家里几口人、小孩几岁。“几”后面要加量词:几口人、几岁。数目可能比较大时,一般不用“几”。

"几" asks "how many" when you expect a small answer — usually under ten: the number of people in a family, a child's age, the time of day. Like a number, 几 needs a measure word after it: 几口人, 几岁. When the answer could be large, Chinese speakers use a different question word, which you'll meet later. Just as with 谁 and 哪, don't add 吗 to a question with 几.

例句Examples
  • 你家有几口人?
    Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
    How many people are there in your family?
  • 你女儿几岁了?
    Nǐ nǚ'ér jǐ suì le?
    How old is your daughter?
  • 刘老师家有几口人?
    Liú lǎoshī jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
    How many people are there in Ms. Liu's family?
  • 小美今年几岁?
    Xiǎoměi jīnnián jǐ suì?
    How old is Xiaomei this year?
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: How many people are there in your family?

Arrange the sentence0/4
(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)