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从哪儿 cóng nǎr (nǎ-er) ( = from where?)

几 jǐ (= how many? how much?)
多少 duō shǎo (= how many?; lit.: many, few)

多 duō (= how many?, how much?; lit.: many)

多少钱 duō shǎo qián (= how much does it cost?; lit.: many, little, money)

什么时候 shénme shíhòu (= when?; lit.: what, time)
几时 jǐ-shí (= when?; lit.: how much, time)

多少时间 duō shǎo shí jiān (= how long?; lit.: how much, little time, room)
多长时间“duō cháng shí jiān“ (= how long?; lit.: how much, little, long, time)
多久duō jiǔ?" (= how long ?; lit.: how much, lo

几 jǐ (= how many?)
多少 duō shǎo (= how many?; lit.: many, few)

几 jǐ is used for numbers smaller than ten. It is used with a classifier.

多少 duō shǎo can be used in any situation, i.e. not only for numbers smaller than ten. Usually, it is used without a classifier.

这	儿	有	几	个	人	？
zhè	ér	yǒu	jǐ	gè	rén	_
this	child	have	how many	measure word	person	_
here		have, there is	several		person, human being	？
How many persons are here?

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九	个	人	。
jiǔ	gè	rén	_
nine	measure word	person	_
nine		person, human being	。
Nine people.

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这	儿	有	多	少	人	？
zhè	ér	yǒu	duō	shǎo	rén	_
this	child	have	many	few	person	_
here		have, there is	how many, how much, some		person, human being	？
How many people are here?

Listen:

一	百	一	十	个	。
yī	bǎi	yī	shí	gè	_
one	hundred	one	ten	measure word	_
100		one, same, whole	ten		。
One hundred and ten.

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