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GRAMMAR · STAGE 1

Asking about a small quantity

Read the example, then arrange a sentence using the pattern.

几 + measure word + noun
你有几本书?Nǐ yǒu jǐ běn shū?

How many books do you have?

几 generally asks about an expected small quantity. Use the appropriate measure word.

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