How to Say ‘How many people?’ in Simplified Chinese
几口人？
jǐ kǒu rén
[jee koe ren]
💬 Usage Tip: 口 "mouth" is the counting word used only for people in a household — mouths to feed. For other groups of people use 个: 几个人.
Phrase Breakdown
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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