How to Say ‘How many days of annual leave are there per year?’ in Simplified Chinese
请问一年有几天年假？
qǐng wèn yī nián yǒu jǐ tiān nián jià
[qǐngwèn yi nián yoe jǐ tiān niánjià]
🇨🇳 In China: Opening with 请问 "may I ask" keeps a pay or benefits question polite rather than demanding. It's a good softener for any delicate question to an employer.
Phrase Breakdown
请问
qǐng wèn
[qǐngwèn]
excuse me; may I ask
A polite phrase used to start a question or offer help.
请问，你们几位？
Excuse me, how many of you are there?
一年有几天年假？
yī nián yǒu jǐ tiān nián jià
how many days of annual leave are there in a year?
一年 means 'one year', with 一 said as yì before 年. 有几天 means 'how many days are there'. 年假 means 'annual leave'.
一年有几天假期？
How many days off are there in a year?
Words in this phrase
一
yī
[yi]
one
The first and smallest number in decimal numerals.
她只说了一句话。
She only said one sentence.
年
nián
[nián]
year
A period of 365 or 366 days.
他出生于1980年。
He was born in the year 1980.
有
yǒu
[yoe]
have; there is
A common verb meaning to possess something or indicating existence.
听完介绍以后，我有兴趣了解更多。
After hearing the introduction, I am interested in learning more.
几
jǐ
[jǐ]
how many
Question word asking about a small number.
你有几个朋友？
How many friends do you have?
天
tiān
[tiān]
day
A day; used with 那 to mean 'that day'.
那天我很忙。
I was very busy that day.
年假
nián jià
[niánjià]
annual leave
Paid vacation days given to an employee every year.
新员工也有年假。
New employees also have annual leave.
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