How to Say ‘Stay for a few days’ in Simplified Chinese
待几天
dài jǐ tiān
[dye jee tyen]
💬 Usage Tip: Verb + time length is a very common pattern: [待几天] means "stay for a few days." Swap in another verb the same way: [住两天] "stay two days" or [等一会儿] "wait a moment."
Phrase Breakdown
待
dài
[dye]
to stay; to remain
Here 待 means to stay somewhere for some time. In daily speech, dāi is very common for staying at a place.
我们准备在家里待几天。
We plan to stay at home for a few days.
几
jǐ
[jee]
a few; several
Used before measure words or time words to mean an indefinite small number, like a few.
这次想待几天，再回去上班。
This time I want to stay a few days before going back to work.
天
tiān
[tyen]
day; sky
Here 天 means day, a very common time word used for counting days and talking about schedules.
我们还能在这里待几天。
We can still stay here for a few more days.
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