How to Say ‘Three T-shirts in total’ in Simplified Chinese
一共三件T恤
yī gòng sān jiàn T xù
[ee gong sahn jyen tee shyoo]
💬 Usage Tip: For clothes, Chinese usually needs a counting word between the number and the noun: [三件T恤], not just [三T恤]. The pattern is number + measure word + thing, like [两件衣服].
Phrase Breakdown
一共
yī gòng
[ee gong]
altogether; in total
Used to show the total quantity here.
我们一共买两件白色T恤。
We are buying two white T-shirts altogether.
三件
sān jiàn
three pieces/items
A number plus measure word showing there are three items.
三件衣服
three pieces of clothing
Words in this phrase
三
sān
[sahn]
three
The number three, used here to count T-shirts.
三件T恤里，我最喜欢黑色的。
Among the three T-shirts, I like the black one best.
件
jiàn
[jyen]
measure word for clothing and some items
Used after numbers when counting shirts or similar clothing.
这件T恤有没有小号？
Does this T-shirt have a small size?
T恤
T xù
[tee shyoo]
T-shirt
A common word for T-shirt in spoken Chinese.
这件T恤有红色和白色。
This T-shirt comes in red and white.
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