Chinese phrase
要交几份？ yào jiāo jǐ fèn
Meaning
How many copies should I submit?
When to use it
Asks how many copies should be submitted. It is a practical, polite way to check a required number in school or office settings.
Example dialogue
老师，这份论文 要交几份？ lǎo shī zhè fèn lùn wén yào jiāo jǐ fèn
Professor, how many copies of this paper should I submit?
正式要交四份，一份给系里，一份给学院，其余两份给评审和档案。 zhèng shì yào jiāo sì fèn yí fèn gěi xì lǐ yí fèn gěi xué yuàn qí yú liǎng fèn gěi píng shěn hé dàng àn
The official requirement is four copies: one for the department, one for the college, and the remaining two for the reviewers and the archives.