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概数的表达:几、多

HSK 2Lesson 1
"几" and "多": expressions of approximate numbers
结构Pattern
MeasureNoun
新的椅子
解释Explanation

"几"可以表示10以内的不定个数,后边要有量词。"几"也可以用在"十"之后,表示大于10小于20的数字(如:十几个人);用在"十"之前,表示大于20小于100的数字(如:几十个人)。"多"与数量词搭配:数词是10以下的数字时,"多"用在量词之后(三个多星期);数词是10以上的整数时,"多"用在量词前(十多个月),此时"多"和"几"通用。

"几" expresses an indefinite number under 10 (with a measure word). After 十, it means "between 10 and 20" (十几个人 = a dozen or so people). Before 十, it means "between 20 and 100" (几十个人 = dozens of people). "多" works with numeral-measure phrases: under 10, it goes after the measure word (三个多星期 — over three weeks); for round numbers above 10, it goes before the measure word (十多个月 — over ten months), where 多 and 几 are interchangeable.

例句Examples
  • 车上有几个人。
    Chē shang yǒu jǐ ge rén.
    There are a few people in the car.
  • 我想买几本书。
    Wǒ xiǎng mǎi jǐ běn shū.
    I'd like to buy a few books.
  • 我们要不要买几个新的椅子?
    Wǒmen yào bu yào mǎi jǐ ge xīn de yǐzi?
    Should we buy a few new chairs?
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: There are a few people in the car.

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