Numbers and Measure WordsHSK 3
Counting money
Use the fixed phrase 多少钱 to ask 'how much money' or 'what is the price' of something. You can place the thing you are inquiring about before the phrase as the subject.
Structure
Subj. + 多少 + 钱 ?
Examples
- 多少钱？Duō shǎo qián?How much?
- 你的手机多少钱？Nǐ de shǒu jī duō shǎo qián?How much was your cell phone?
- 我们的午饭多少钱？Wǒ men de wǔ fàn duō shǎo qián?How much is our lunch?
- 这杯咖啡多少钱？Zhè bēi kā fēi duō shǎo qián?How much for this cup of coffee?
- 这件衣服多少钱？Zhè jiàn yī fu duō shǎo qián?How much is this clothing?
Words that use this
- 多少duō shaonumber; amount; somewhat
- 块kuàilump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
- 毛máohair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分)