How to Say ‘There are five items in total.’ in Simplified Chinese
一共五样。
yī gòng wǔ yàng
[ee-gong woo yahng]
Phrase Breakdown
一共
yī gòng
[ee-gong]
in total
Shows the final total amount or number.
今天买的菜一共五样。
There are five kinds of vegetables bought today in total.
五样
wǔ yàng
five kinds/items
Refers to a total of five items or kinds.
这家店一共有五样菜。
This restaurant has five dishes in total.
Words in this phrase
五
wǔ
[woo]
five
The number 5.
一共五样东西，不多。
There are five kinds of things in total, not many.
样
yàng
[yahng]
kind; type
Counts different categories of items.
这次我买了五样。
This time I bought five kinds.
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