How to Say ‘I'm hoping for fifteen thousand’ in Simplified Chinese
我希望一万五
wǒ xī wàng yī wàn wǔ
[wo xīwàng yíwànwǔ]
💬 Usage Tip: 希望 (xī wàng) can take a number directly, with no "for" needed. 我希望一万五 literally reads "I hope fifteen thousand."
🇨🇳 In China: Naming your figure as a hope rather than a demand is the usual polite way to counter an offer in China.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
希望
xī wàng
[xīwàng]
to hope
To wish for something to happen.
希望我们能赢。
I hope we can win.
一万五
yī wàn wǔ
[yíwànwǔ]
fifteen thousand
Short spoken form of 一万五千 (15,000).
房租一个月一万五。
The rent is fifteen thousand a month.
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