How to Say ‘Five people’ in Simplified Chinese
五个人
wǔ gè rén
[wǔ guh ren]
Phrase Breakdown
五
wǔ
[wǔ]
five
The numeral 5.
她的香水是香奈儿五号。
Her perfume is Chanel No. 5.
个
gè
[guh]
measure word for general items
A very common classifier used with many nouns, especially in everyday questions like 哪个行业.
你最想去哪个城市工作？
Which city do you most want to work in?
人
rén
[ren]
person; people
A human being; it can also mean people in general.
这里的人都对职业发展很有兴趣。
The people here are all very interested in career development.
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