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How to Say ‘Can be increased to fifteen days’ in Simplified Chinese

可以加到十五天

kě yǐ jiā dào shí wǔ tiān

[kuh-yee jiā dào shíwǔ tiān]

💬 Usage Tip: 到 after a verb shows where the change ends up: 加到十五天 means "add up to fifteen days". Similarly, 减到 means "reduce to".

Phrase Breakdown

可以加到

kě yǐ jiā dào

can increase to

可以 means 'can' or 'may'. 加到 means 'add up to' or 'increase to'. Pronounce 可以 as kéyǐ, because the first third tone changes to a rising tone.

Example

人数可以加到十个。

The number of people can increase to ten.

Words in this phrase

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-yee]

can; may

Used to express possibility, permission, or a suggested option.

Example

你可以先问一个简单的问题。

You can first ask a simple question.

加

jiā

[jiā]

to add; increase

To increase a number or amount.

Example

能再加两个人吗？

Can we add two more people?

到

dào

[dào]

up to; until

After a verb, shows the result reaches a certain amount or point.

Example

人数增加到十个。

The number increased to ten.

十五天

shí wǔ tiān

fifteen days

十五 means 15 and 天 means 'day'. Make sure 十 (shí) is a clear rising tone.

Example

我休息十五天。

I'm resting for fifteen days.

Words in this phrase

十五

shí wǔ

[shíwǔ]

fifteen

The number 15.

Example

我们有十五个人。

We have fifteen people.

天

tiān

[tiān]

day

A day; used with 那 to mean 'that day'.

Example

那天我很忙。

I was very busy that day.

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