How to Say ‘A dozen or so dishes’ in Simplified Chinese
十几道
shí jǐ dào
[shí jǐ dào]
💬 Usage Tip: 几 after a round number means "and a few more": 十几 is 11 to 19, and 二十几 is twenty-something. 道 is the counting word for dishes in a meal.
Phrase Breakdown
十几
shí jǐ
[shí jǐ]
over ten; a dozen or so
A number between eleven and nineteen, approximately.
教室里有十几个学生。
There are a dozen or so students in the classroom.
道
dào
[dào]
measure word for dishes
Classifier used for courses or dishes of food.
我们点了五道菜。
We ordered five dishes.
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