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When we talk to a child, we can use <span class="notranslate"><code>几岁</code> jǐ suì</span>: | When we talk to a child, we can use the interrogative word "how much?" <span class="notranslate"><code>几岁</code> jǐ suì</span>: | ||
* <span class="notranslate">你 几岁? Nǐ jǐ suì?</span> | * <span class="notranslate">你 几岁? Nǐ jǐ suì?</span> | ||
<blockquote>How old are you?</blockquote> | <blockquote>How old are you?</blockquote> | ||
Actually, <span class="notranslate"><code>几岁</code> jǐ suì</span> is used when the response is estimated to be less than 10 (approximately). | |||
For an answer greater than ten, there is another interrogative word that is constructed with <span class="notranslate">多 duō</span>. | For an answer greater than ten, there is another interrogative word that is constructed with <span class="notranslate">多 duō</span>. | ||