这个多少钱？
zhège duōshǎo qián?
In Chinese, "how much is this?" is said as 这个多少钱？ (zhège duōshǎo qián?)
这个多少钱？ is the standard, neutral way to ask for a price in almost any retail setting, from street markets to high-end shops.
Which one should you use?
You can use different variations depending on the setting. The form 这个多少钱啊? adds the interjection 啊 at the end to give the phrase a colloquial and familiar flavor. You might say 这玩意儿要多少钱?, which translates to "How much does this thing cost?" and is an informal variation.
How does it change in a sentence?
To ask for the price of multiple items, replace the singular 这个 (zhège) with the plural 这些 (zhèxiē) to say "how much are these?"
How do you pronounce it?
zhège duōshǎo qián?
Did you know?
- When asking 这个多少钱？, some shoppers may use a 'finger-counting' system to confirm the price, which uses different hand gestures for numbers 6 through 10 than those used in English.
- The word 钱 (qián) literally means 'money' but anciently referred to 'coin', specifically the round coins with square holes used for centuries in China.
- The word 多 (duō) means 'many' and 少 (shǎo) means 'few'. Together, 多少 (duōshǎo) literally asks 'many or few' to determine the amount.
Examples in context
- 这个多少钱？zhège duōshǎo qián?How much is this?
- 请问，这个多少钱？qǐngwèn, zhège duōshǎo qián?Excuse me, how much is this?
- 这个多少钱？太贵了。zhège duōshǎo qián? tài guì le.How much is this? It's too expensive.
Example conversation
Junjie and Zihan are looking at fruit in a market.
- 俊杰 Junjie梓涵，这个多少钱？Zǐhán, zhège duōshǎo qián?Zihan, how much is this?
- 梓涵 Zihan这个五块钱。zhège wǔ kuài qián.This is five yuan.
- 俊杰 Junjie那两个多少钱？nà liǎng gè duōshǎo qián?How much for two of them?
- 梓涵 Zihan两个八块钱。liǎng gè bā kuài qián.Eight yuan for two.
