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大概 and 三四个 for “About” and “Three or Four”

Give a rough number in two ways: put 大概 before the number (大概二十分钟), or say two neighbouring numbers together (两三天, 三四个, 七八岁).

वाक्य का ढाँचा

大概 + number + measure word / number + next number + measure word

大概 means “about”; two neighbouring numbers like 三四 mean “three or four.”

从我家到学校大概要二十分钟。

When to use 大概 and 三四个 for “About” and “Three or Four”

Chinese has two everyday ways to give a number you are not sure about. First, put 大概 (dà gài) “about” before the number, or before the verb that comes before it: 大概二十个人, 大概要二十分钟, 他大概三点到. Second, say two neighbouring numbers one after the other, smaller first, then the measure word: 两三天 “two or three days,” 三四个 “three or four,” 七八岁 “seven or eight years old.” With numbers above ten, keep the 十 and add the two last digits: 十五六个 “fifteen or sixteen.” Use 两, not 二, at the start: 两三天.

我们班大概有三十个学生。

There are about thirty students in our class.

我等了两三天，他才给我回电话。

I waited two or three days before he called me back.

这个孩子看起来七八岁。

This child looks about seven or eight.

他大概下午三点到。

He’ll probably arrive at about three in the afternoon.

आम गलतियाँ

  • Don’t pair 九 and 十: 九十 means “ninety.” For “nine or ten,” say 大概十个 instead; for the teens, use 十一二, 十五六.
  • Put the smaller number first: 三四个, not 四三个; and start with 两, not 二: 两三天.
  • Put 大概 before the number or verb, not after it: 大概二十分钟, not 二十分钟大概.

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这个孩子看起来七 岁

This child looks about seven or eight
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