How to Say ‘A few; how many’ in Simplified Chinese
几
jǐ
[jee]
💬 Usage Tip: [几] asks 'how many' when the number is expected to be small, usually under 10: [几件T恤] 'how many T-shirts,' [几个人] 'how many people.' For bigger or unknown numbers, Chinese more often uses [多少].
Phrase Breakdown
几
jǐ
[jee]
how many
Used to ask about a small number of things.
你想买几件T恤？
How many T-shirts do you want to buy?
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