How to Say ‘How many people are in your family?’ in Simplified Chinese
你家有几口人？
nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén
[nǐ jyah yǒu jee koe ren]
💬 Usage Tip: 几 asks 'how many' when you expect a small number, and takes the place where the answer goes: 你家有几口人？ → 我家有四口人。
🇨🇳 In China: This is a standard, friendly getting-to-know-you question, not nosy; expect follow-ups about marriage, children and work too.
Phrase Breakdown
你家有
nǐ jiā yǒu
your family has
你家 means 'your family/home'. Chinese often drops 的 before close relations like family.
你家有狗吗？
Does your family have a dog?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
The singular form referring to the person being spoken to.
你今天过得怎么样？
How was your day today?
家
jiā
[jyah]
home; family; household
Refers to the place/home; in holiday context, it often carries a sense of family warmth and togetherness.
欢迎你来我们家拜年！
Welcome to come to our home to pay a New Year visit!
有
yǒu
[yǒu]
to have
To possess or contain something.
我觉得这个项目有戏。
I think this project has potential.
几口人？
jǐ kǒu rén
how many people?
Use 口 to count family members.
他家有几口人？
How many people are in his family?
Words in this phrase
几
jǐ
[jee]
how many
Used to ask about a small number of things.
你想买几件T恤？
How many T-shirts do you want to buy?
口
kǒu
[koe]
measure word for family members
Used to count people in a household or family, as in 三口人 or 四口人.
我们家四口，今天一起出来吃饭。
There are four people in our family, and today we came out to eat together.
人
rén
[ren]
person; people
A human being; it can also mean people in general.
这里的人都对职业发展很有兴趣。
The people here are all very interested in career development.
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