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How to Say ‘Is fourteen thousand okay?’ in Simplified Chinese

一万四可以吗？

yī wàn sì kě yǐ ma

[yíwànsì kuh-ee ma]

🇨🇳 In China: Meeting in the middle like this is the typical way a salary negotiation in China wraps up.

Phrase Breakdown

一万四

yī wàn sì

[yíwànsì]

fourteen thousand

Short spoken form of 一万四千 (14,000).

Example

这个工作一个月一万四。

This job pays fourteen thousand a month.

可以吗？

kě yǐ ma

is that okay?

可以 (kěyǐ) means 'okay / acceptable'. Adding 吗 (ma) makes it a yes/no question.

Example

明天见面，可以吗？

Can we meet tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-ee]

can; okay; acceptable

Used to say something is possible, allowed, or acceptable.

Example

你定时间也可以。

It’s also fine if you choose the time.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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