How many people live in Beijing?
在北京有多少人居住?
A: Beijing is so busy! There are so many people.
A: 北京太繁华了。有这么多的人。
B: Yes, it's really a big city, Paul.
B: 是的,这是一个很大的城市,保罗。
A: What's the population2? How many people live in Beijng?
A: 北京的人口是多少?
B: I'm not sure. I think it's about 14 million3.
B: 我不太确定。我想大约1400万。
A: 14 million! That's a lot. Beijing is much bigger than London.
A: 1400万!太多了。北京比伦敦大得多。
Notes:
1. If you want to ask how many people live in a city, ora country, you can ask in these ways: What's the population of Beijing or How many people live in Beijing?假如你想问一个城市或者一个国家有多少人,你可以用这类办法来问:What's the population of Beijing? 或者How many people live in Beijng?
2. If you talk about something, such5 as4 a number and you cannot be exact6, you can use about..., e1.g. about 14 million; about 6 o'clock. 假如你谈论一个你不太确定的事情,比如一个数字, 你可以用about..., 比如:about 14 million ; about 6 o'clock .