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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

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

多少钱 duō shǎo qián can be translated literally into: how much, little, money. It means: How much does it cost? In Chinese the word "cost" is dropped.

这	本	书	多	少	钱	？
zhè	běn	shū	duō	shǎo	qián	_
this	origin	book	many	few	money	_
this	grammatical: measure word, foundation, original, current, this	book	how many, how much, some		money	？
How much does this book cost?

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这	本	书	一	块	钱	。
zhè	běn	shū	yī	kuài	qián	_
this	origin	book	one	piece	money	_
this	grammatical: measure word, foundation, original, current, this	book	one, same, whole	grammatical measure word: yuan, piece	money	。
This book costs one yuan.

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