How to Say ‘Three children’ in Simplified Chinese
三个孩子
sān gè hái zi
[sahn guh hai-dzuh]
💬 Usage Tip: With numbers, Chinese normally needs a counting word before the noun: [三个孩子], not just number + noun. This same frame shows up everywhere, like [两张桌子] or [四位客人].
Phrase Breakdown
三个
sān gè
three
Used with a classifier to count three items or people.
三个苹果。
Three apples.
Words in this phrase
三
sān
[sahn]
three
The number three. Here it helps form the phrase three children.
三个孩子都需要座位。
All three children need seats.
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
A common measure word used between a number and a noun, such as children here.
三个孩子都需要座位。
All three children need seats.
孩子
hái zi
[hai-dzuh]
child; children
Refers to a child or children. In this phrase it means children.
三个孩子都需要座位。
All three children need seats.
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