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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 6

我家有四口人My family has four people

Wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén

Count from one to five, ask how many with 几, and say how many people are in your family.

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我家有四口人— My family has four people

  1. 大山马mǎ小xiǎo明míng, 你nǐ家jiā有yǒu几jǐ口kǒu人rén?Ma Xiaoming, how many people in your family?
  2. 马小明我wǒ家jiā有yǒu四sì口kǒu人rén.My family has four people.
  3. 大山都dōu有yǒu谁shuí?Who are they?
  4. 马小明爸bà爸ba、妈mā妈ma、妹mèi妹mei, 跟gēn我wǒ. 你nǐ家jiā有yǒu几jǐ口kǒu人rén?Dad, mom, my younger sister and me. How many people are in your family?
  5. 大山我wǒ家jiā有yǒu五wǔ口kǒu人rén.There are five people in my family.

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你有几个朋友— How many friends do you have?

  1. 谢小文大dà山shān, 你nǐ有yǒu几jǐ个gè朋péng友yǒu?Dashan, how many friends do you have?
  2. 大山我wǒ有yǒu三sān个gè朋péng友yǒu.I have three friends.
  3. 谢小文谁shuí?Who?
  4. 大山马mǎ小xiǎo明míng, 你nǐ, 高gāo老lǎo师shī.Ma Xiaoming, you, Teacher Gao.
  5. 谢小文高gāo老lǎo师shī是shì你nǐ朋péng友yǒu吗ma?Is Teacher Gao your friend?
  6. 大山是shì的de! 高gāo老lǎo师shī也yě是shì我wǒ朋péng友yǒu!Yes! Teacher Gao is my friend too!

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家jiā

nounfamily

有yǒu

verbto have

几jǐ

pronounhow many (small)

个gè

measure word(general measure word)

口kǒu

measure word(measure for family members)

一yī

numeralone

二èr

numeraltwo

三sān

numeralthree

四sì

numeralfour

五wǔ

numeralfive

爸bà爸ba

noundad

妈mā妈ma

nounmom

都dōu

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有yǒu

have

没有 méiyǒu — not have还有 hái yǒu — also; additionally有意思 yǒu yìsi — interesting
四sì

four

口kǒu

mouth

路口 lùkǒu — intersection
几jǐ

how many

爸bà

(in 爸爸 = dad)

爸爸 bàba — dad
妈mā

(in 妈妈 = mom)

妈妈 māma — mom
都dōu

all

个gè

general measure word

这个 zhè ge — this one那个 nà ge — that one哪个 nǎge — which one
三sān

three

三百 sān bǎi — three hundred
一yī

one

一点儿 yìdiǎnr — a little bit一些 yìxiē — some; a few一起 yīqǐ — together
二èr

two

二百 èr bǎi — two hundred
五wǔ

five

五百 wǔ bǎi — five hundred
说shuō

say; speak

听说 tīngshuō — have heard that传说 chuánshuō — legend; folktale说话 shuōhuà — speak; talk
呢ne

(particle: what about?)

妹mèi

(in 妹妹 = younger sister)

妹妹 mèimei — younger sister

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有

yǒuhaveWriting

6 strokestop-bottom

Pictograph: a hand holding meat / moon — extended to "have / possess." Anchors the 有 sentence.

几

jǐhow manyWriting

2 strokesstandalone

Pictograph: a small table. Modern: "how many?" — for small numbers (typically <10). Anchors the 几口人? question.

个

gègeneral measure wordWriting

3 strokestop-bottom

The most common Chinese measure word. Almost any noun can take 个 as its counter (一个朋友, 三个学生).

家

jiāhome; familyWriting

10 strokestop-bottomradical 宀

Compound: 宀 (roof) over 豕 (pig). Original sense: "a house with a pig in it = home" (livestock = settled household). Modern: home / family.

一

yīoneRecognition

1 strokesstandalone

二

èrtwoRecognition

2 strokesstandalone

三

sānthreeRecognition

3 strokesstandalone

四

sìfourRecognition

5 strokesenclosure

五

wǔfiveRecognition

4 strokesstandalone

都

dōuallRecognition

10 strokesleft-right

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The 有 Sentence

Explanation

有 expresses possession / existence. Pattern: A 有 B = "A has B." Negation: 没有 (NOT *不有). 我有朋友 (I have a friend); 我家有四口人 (my family has 4 people). 几 asks small numbers (typically < 10) — 几口人? = "how many people?"

Examples

  • 我wǒ家jiā有yǒu四sì口kǒu人rén.My family has four people.
  • 你nǐ有yǒu几jǐ个gè朋péng友yǒu?How many friends do you have?
  • 我wǒ有yǒu三sān个gè朋péng友yǒu.I have three friends.
  • 我wǒ没méi有yǒu妹mèi妹mei.I don't have a younger sister.

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Number + 个 or 口 + noun

Explanation

A number never stands right next to a noun. A measure word goes between them: 三个朋友 (three friends), not 三朋友. 个 is the most common one. For the people in a family, use 口: 我家有四口人 (there are four people in my family).

Examples

  • 我wǒ有yǒu三sān个gè朋péng友yǒu.I have three friends.
  • 你nǐ家jiā有yǒu几jǐ口kǒu人rén?How many people are in your family?
  • 我wǒ家jiā有yǒu五wǔ口kǒu人rén.There are five people in my family.

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