Foreigners often make some strange mistakes in Chinese when they study the most difficult language— —Chinese. We try to analyze typical sentences to correct these errors.
Wǒ yǒu jǐ zhōnɡɡuó pénɡyou.
False: 我有几中国朋友。
Wǒ yǒu jǐ ɡè zhōnɡɡuó pénɡyou.
True: 我有几个中国朋友。
几表示大于一小于十的不确定的数目。几和量词通常在一起使用。应在几的后面加上朋友的计量单位个。
几 can be substituted for the numbers from two to nine. It is generally used with a measure word. 个 which can indicate the suit of friends shoudl be added after 几.