Approximate Numbers - Part 1
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ID: QW0345
Elementary
When talking about some things like how much someone's salary is or someone's age, sometimes it's best not to be so accurate. Along come approximate numbers! In the first of this two part series, learn about difference between the characters 几 (jǐ) and 多 (duō).
Vera,Tom
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它们都是约数
tāmen 它们dōu 都shì 是yuēshù 约数
They are all approximate numbers.
几的前面可以用数字也可以不用数字
jǐ 几de 的qiánmian 前面kěyǐ 可以yòng 用shùzì 数字yě 也kěyǐ 可以bùyòng 不用shùzì 数字
A number can be placed before “jǐ”, but it also doesn't need to have one.
几本书
jǐ 几běn 本shū 书
several books
十几个人
shí 十jǐ 几gè 个rén 人
more than ten people
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