若干 and 人次 for “Several” and “Person-Times”
Use formal 若干 for “a certain number of” and the compound measure word 人次 to count visits, as in 接待游客十万人次.
Pattern
若干 (+ measure word) + noun；number + 人次
若干 is a formal “several, a certain number of”; 人次 counts people × times, so one person coming twice is 2 人次.
国庆节期间，博物馆共接待游客十二万人次。
When to use 若干 and 人次 for “Several” and “Person-Times”
若干 is a quantity pronoun meaning “a certain number of, several”, when the exact number doesn’t matter or isn’t given. It belongs to formal writing: reports, rules, school notices, news.
学校对新的作息时间提出了若干条建议。
The school made several suggestions about the new daily timetable.
报告分析了若干个问题，并给出了解决办法。
The report analysed several problems and offered solutions.
若干年后，这里变成了一座美丽的公园。
Some years later, this place became a beautiful park.
上个月，图书馆共接待读者三千人次。
Last month the library had 3,000 reader visits in total.
Common traps
- 若干 is formal; in casual talk say 一些 or 几个.
- Don’t put a measure word after 一些: 一些条建议 is wrong, 若干条建议 is fine.
- 人次 counts visits, not people: two visits by one person make 2 人次.
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