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How to Say ‘There aren't many seats left’ in Simplified Chinese

没什么位子了

méi shén me wèi zi le

[may shen-muh way-dzuh le]

💬 Usage Tip: 没什么 + noun means "hardly any", not "nothing": 没什么人 "hardly anyone". The 了 at the end shows the situation has changed, so the seats were there earlier and are gone now.

Phrase Breakdown

没什么

méi shén me

hardly any

没什么 (méi shénme) means 'not much' or 'hardly any' when it comes before a noun.

Example

没什么人。

There's hardly anyone.

Words in this phrase

没

méi

[may]

not have; there isn't

Part of the expression meaning there is no issue.

Example

还有位子的话，改时间没问题。

If there are still seats, changing the time is no problem.

什么

shén me

[shen-muh]

what; something

Used in questions to ask about things or actions.

Example

你想做什么？

What do you want to do?

位子了

wèi zi le

seats left

位子 (wèizi) means 'seat', and 了 (le) shows a change: there are no longer seats.

Example

没有位子了。

There are no seats left.

Words in this phrase

位子

wèi zi

[way-dzuh]

seat; spot; table availability

Refers to available seating in a restaurant.

Example

这家店周末不一定还有位子。

This restaurant may not still have seats on weekends.

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.

Example

火车快来了。

The train is about to arrive.

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