How to Say ‘How many items in total?’ in Simplified Chinese
一共几样东西？
yī gòng jǐ yàng dōng xī
[ee-gong jee yahng dong-shee]
Phrase Breakdown
一共
yī gòng
[ee-gong]
in total
Used to ask for the total count or total cost.
这些菜一共几样东西？
How many kinds of items are these vegetables in total?
几样
jǐ yàng
how many kinds/items
几样 asks about the number of kinds or items in a set.
你买了几样水果？
How many kinds of fruit did you buy?
Words in this phrase
几
jǐ
[jee]
how many
Used in questions about number.
你买了几样东西？
How many kinds of things did you buy?
样
yàng
[yahng]
kind; type
A measure word for categories or kinds of items.
我们今天买了三样东西。
We bought three kinds of things today.
东西
dōng xī
[dong-shee]
thing; things
General items or goods, especially in shopping.
超市里的东西很便宜。
The things in the supermarket are very cheap.
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