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How do you ask 'how much is this?' in Mandarin Chinese?

Say zhège duōshao qián? (这个多少钱?)

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  1. zhège duōshao qián? (这个多少钱?) ✔
  2. nǐ hǎo ma? (你好吗?)
  3. zài nǎr? (在哪儿?)

Why: Zhège (这个) means this, duōshao (多少) means how many, and qián (钱) means money. It is the key shopping question.

Huh, didn't know that: You can shorten it by pointing and asking duōshao qián? (多少钱?)

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Why did the wallet ask duōshao qián? It wanted to know if it had enough.
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Answer: zhège duōshao qián? (这个多少钱?). Zhège (这个) means this, duōshao (多少) means how many, and qián (钱) means money. It is the key shopping question.

  1. MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary: 多少钱 (多少 and 钱) www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E5%A4%9A%E5%B0%91%E9%92%B1
    how much?; how many?
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary: 这个 www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E8%BF%99%E4%B8%AA
    (pronoun) this
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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