How to Say ‘Come back to pick it up in seven working days.’ in Simplified Chinese
七个工作日以后来拿。
qī gè gōng zuò rì yǐ hòu lái ná
[qī guh gōngzuòrì ee-hoh lie ná]
🇨🇳 In China: Working days skip weekends and public holidays, so applying just before Chinese New Year or National Day can stretch the wait by a week or more. Keep the receipt you're given, because you'll need it to collect your passport.
Phrase Breakdown
七个工作日
qī gè gōng zuò rì
seven working days
This is the time span. Say 工作日 as gōng-zuò-rì and keep the 'r' in 日 soft.
需要七个工作日。
It takes seven working days.
Words in this phrase
七
qī
[qī]
seven
The number 7.
我有七本书。
I have seven books.
个
gè
[guh]
measure word for general items
A very common classifier used with many nouns, especially in everyday questions like 哪个行业.
你最想去哪个城市工作？
Which city do you most want to work in?
工作日
gōng zuò rì
[gōngzuòrì]
weekday; working day
Monday to Friday, days when people work.
工作日餐厅人不多。
The restaurant isn't crowded on weekdays.
以后来拿。
yǐ hòu lái ná
come and pick it up after.
以后 (yǐhòu) means 'after'. 来拿 (lái ná) means 'come to pick up'. 来 and 拿 are both rising second tones.
你明天以后来拿吧。
Come and pick it up after tomorrow.
Words in this phrase
以后
yǐ hòu
[ee-hoh]
after; later
Marks what happens after a certain action or time.
我回去以后就给你回复。
After I go back, I’ll reply to you.
来
lái
[lie]
to come
A verb meaning “to come,” often used when asking if someone has come to an event before.
你常来这样的行业活动吗？
Do you often come to these kinds of industry events?
拿
ná
[ná]
to pick up; to collect
To go and get something, such as a finished document.
我明天去拿护照。
I'll go pick up my passport tomorrow.
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