几 vs 多少: What’s the Difference in Chinese?

🧐 几 jǐ vs 多少 duō shǎo – What’s the Difference?

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几 jǐ vs 多少 duō shǎo

🔍 Breakdown

几 jǐ → how many (used when the number is expected to be small)多少 duō shǎo → how much / how many (used when the number is large or unknown)

💬 Examples

✅ 你有几个孩子？Nǐ yǒu jǐ ge hái zi？→ How many children do you have?

✅ 你有多少朋友？Nǐ yǒu duō shǎo péngyǒu? → How many friends do you have?

💡 Tip

📌 Use 几 (jǐ) when you expect the number to be small (like under 10).📌 Use 多少 (duō shǎo) for large or unknown quantities.