How to Say ‘How many kinds/items’ in Simplified Chinese
几样
jǐ yàng
[jee yahng]
💬 Usage Tip: [几样] means "how many items/kinds," with [几] asking for a small number and [样] counting the items. Use the same pattern in [几个人] or [几块钱] .
Phrase Breakdown
几
jǐ
[jee]
how many
Asks for a number, usually a small one.
你今天买了几样水果？
How many kinds of fruit did you buy today?
样
yàng
[yahng]
kind; type
Used to count different kinds of items.
篮子里有几样菜。
There are several kinds of vegetables in the basket.
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