你有几个姐姐,几个哥哥?

How many sisters and brothers do you have?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=1 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
=2 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=2 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
=3 几个 jǐge
  1. a few
  2. several
  3. how many
=3 几个 jǐgè
  1. a few; several; some; a handful
  2. how many
4 姐姐 jiějie older sister

classifier: 個
=5 几个 jǐge
  1. a few
  2. several
  3. how many
=5 几个 jǐgè
  1. a few; several; some; a handful
  2. how many
6 哥哥 gēge older brother

classifiers: 個, 位