几多 (jī) — (dialectal) how many; (dialectal) how much

Definition

几多 (jǐ) is a dialectal question word, mainly southern Chinese, meaning 'how many' or 'how much'. In standard Mandarin, use 几个 / 几 for 'how many' and 多少 for 'how many / how much'.

pronoun

(dialectal) how many(dialectal) how much

Examples

，几多？
Qǐng wèn, zhè ge shì chǎng jī qián yì gōng jīn?
Excuse me, how much per kilogram at this market?
几多？
Nǐ jiā fù jìn jī jiā chāo shì?
How many supermarkets are near your home?
几多？
Jīn tiān jī wèi tóng xué méi lái shàng kè?
How many classmates didn't come to class today?

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