How to Say ‘Do you need a high chair?’ in Simplified Chinese
需要儿童座椅吗？
xū yào ér tóng zuò yǐ ma
[shyoo-yao ar-tong dzwo-yee ma]
🇨🇳 In China: If a restaurant asks this, they're usually checking logistics, not just counting heads: a high chair affects table size and spacing. It's common in family-friendly places.
Phrase Breakdown
需要
xū yào
[shyoo-yao]
to need
Used to ask whether someone needs something.
您需要儿童座椅吗？
Do you need a child seat?
儿童座椅
ér tóng zuò yǐ
child seat; high chair
A seat for a child, such as a booster seat or high chair in a restaurant.
我们需要儿童座椅。
We need a child seat.
Words in this phrase
儿童
ér tóng
[ar-tong]
child; children's
A formal word for child or children's, often used in customer service contexts.
您需要儿童座椅吗？
Do you need a child seat?
座椅
zuò yǐ
[dzwo-yee]
seat; chair
Means seat or chair. In this phrase, it refers to a child seat or high chair.
您需要儿童座椅吗？
Do you need a child seat?
吗？
ma
question particle
Turns the sentence into a yes/no question.
你要茶吗？
Do you want tea?
Words in this phrase
吗
ma
[ma]
question particle
Placed at the end of a statement to turn it into a yes-no question.
您需要儿童座椅吗？
Do you need a child seat?
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