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How to Say ‘Five people will be enough.’ in Simplified Chinese

五个人就够了。

wǔ gè rén jiù gòu le

[wǔ guh ren jiù gòu le]

Phrase Breakdown

五个人

wǔ gè rén

five people

A number + 个 + noun. 个 is light.

Example

五个人一起去。

Five people go together.

Words in this phrase

五

wǔ

[wǔ]

five

The numeral 5.

Example

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.

Example

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.

Example

这里的人都对职业发展很有兴趣。

The people here are all very interested in career development.

就够了。

jiù gòu le

is enough

就 stresses that this amount is sufficient. Pronounced jiù gòu le.

Example

十块钱就够了。

Ten yuan is enough.

Words in this phrase

就

jiù

[jiù]

emphasizing, just

Used to emphasize something is precisely or solely so.

Example

这本书根本就不含剑法招式。

This book fundamentally does not include any sword techniques.

够

gòu

[gòu]

enough

Sufficient in amount.

Example

钱够不够?

Is there enough money?

了

le

[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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