diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/CatChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/CatChi.gf
index 7209c1136..98c78fe5c 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/CatChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/CatChi.gf
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ concrete CatChi of Cat = CommonX - [Tense, Temp, Ant, Adv] ** open ResChi, Prelu
     QCl = {s : Polarity => Aspect => Str} ; 
     IP = {s : Str} ;
     IComp = {s : Str} ;    
-    IDet, IQuant = {s : Str} ;
+    IDet = {s : Str ; detType : DetType} ;
+    IQuant = {s : Str} ;
 
 -- Relative
 
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/NounChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/NounChi.gf
index 25539d718..c4d379eb5 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/NounChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/NounChi.gf
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ concrete NounChi of Noun = CatChi ** open ResChi, Prelude in {
 
     OrdSuperl a = {s = superlative_s ++ a.s} ;
 
-    DefArt = mkQuant [] [] DTPoss ;             -- use that_Quant if you want the_s
+    DefArt = mkQuant [] [] DTPoss ;          -- use that_Quant if you want the_s
     IndefArt = mkQuant yi_s [] (DTFull Sg) ;    -- empty in the plural
 
     MassNP cn = cn ;
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/ParadigmsChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/ParadigmsChi.gf
index 469c9b92b..95635a784 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/ParadigmsChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/ParadigmsChi.gf
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ oper
   mkPredet : Str -> Predet 
     = \s -> lin Predet {s = word s} ;
   mkIDet : Str -> IDet 
-    = \s -> lin IDet {s = word s} ;
+    = \s -> lin IDet {s = word s ; detType = DTNum} ; ----
   mkPConj : Str -> PConj 
     = \s -> lin PConj {s = word s} ;
   mkRP : Str -> RP 
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/PhraseChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/PhraseChi.gf
index d9badcd28..629e2090a 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/PhraseChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/PhraseChi.gf
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ concrete PhraseChi of Phrase = CatChi ** open Prelude, ResChi in {
     UttCard x = x ;
     UttVP vp = ss (infVP vp) ;
     UttAdv adv = adv ;
+    UttInterj i = i ;
 
     NoPConj = {s = []} ;
     PConjConj conj = ss (conj.s ! CSent).s2 ;
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/QuestionChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/QuestionChi.gf
index 0e5683f71..6a878b423 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/QuestionChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/QuestionChi.gf
@@ -21,11 +21,24 @@ concrete QuestionChi of Question = CatChi **
 
     AdvIP ip adv = ss (adv.s ++ possessive_s ++ ip.s) ; ---- adding de
 
-    IdetCN det cn = {s = det.s ++ cn.c ++ cn.s} ; ---- number?
+    IdetCN det cn = case det.detType of {
+            DTFull Sg => {s = det.s ++ cn.c  ++ cn.s} ;  -- which house
+            DTFull Pl => {s = det.s ++ xie_s ++ cn.s} ;  -- which houses
+            DTNum     => {s = det.s ++ cn.c  ++ cn.s} ;  -- (which) five houses
+            DTPoss    => {s = det.s          ++ cn.s}    -- whose (five) houses
+      } ;
+
 
     IdetIP idet = idet ;
 
-    IdetQuant iquant num = ss (iquant.s ++ num.s) ; ---- 
+    IdetQuant iquant num = {
+      s = iquant.s ++ num.s ; 
+      detType = case num.numType of {
+        NTFull   => DTNum ;                     -- which five
+        NTVoid n => DTFull n   ---- TODO: whose
+        }
+      } ;
+ 
 
     AdvIAdv i a = ss (a.s ++ i.s) ;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/ResChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/ResChi.gf
index a55eeacfe..e78e2d836 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/ResChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/ResChi.gf
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ resource ResChi = ParamX ** open Prelude in {
   the_s = "那" ;
   geng_s = "更" ; -- more, in comparison
   hen_s = "很" ; -- very, or predicating a monosyllabic adjective
+  taN_s = "它" ;
 
   zai_V = mkVerb "在" [] [] [] [] "不" ;
   fullstop_s = "。" ;
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/StructuralChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/StructuralChi.gf
index ed260bc2c..609b43171 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/StructuralChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/StructuralChi.gf
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ here7from_Adv = mkAdv "从这里" ; -- from here
 here7to_Adv = mkAdv "到这里" ; -- to here
 -- [mark] "从这里" 从(from) 这里(here)
 -- "到这里" 到( to ) 这里(here)
-how8many_IDet = ssword "多少" ;
+how8many_IDet = mkIDet "多少" ;
 how8much_IAdv = ssword "多少" ;
 if_Subj = mkSubj "如果" [] ; --"就" ; -- [mark] "就" often comes between NP and VP
 less_CAdv = {s = than_s ; p = word "没更"} ; -- modified by chenpeng 11.24