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How to Say ‘A table for tomorrow evening’ in Simplified Chinese

明天晚上的位子

míng tiān wǎn shàng de wèi zi

[ming tyan wahn-shung de way dzuh]

💬 Usage Tip: The time comes first and 的 links it to 位子 (wèi zi), "seat" or "table". To ask about lunch tomorrow instead, swap in 明天中午的位子 (míng tiān zhōng wǔ de wèi zi) "a table for tomorrow noon".

Phrase Breakdown

明天晚上

míng tiān wǎn shàng

tomorrow evening

明天 means 'tomorrow' and 晚上 means 'evening'. In Chinese, the bigger time unit comes first.

Example

明天晚上见。

See you tomorrow evening.

Words in this phrase

明天

míng tiān

[ming tyan]

tomorrow

Refers to the day after today.

Example

明天我要去医院。

I am going to the hospital tomorrow.

晚上

wǎn shàng

[wahn-shung]

evening

Refers to the evening time, often used when scheduling after-work meetings.

Example

这周找个晚上见面吧。

Let’s meet one evening this week.

的位子

de wèi zi

the seat / table (for)

的 links the time to the noun. 位子 means 'seat' and here refers to a restaurant table.

Example

这是我的位子。

This is my seat.

Words in this phrase

的

de

[de]

of

Expressing the relationship between items.

Example

这是我的书。

This is my book.

位子

wèi zi

[way dzuh]

seat; table

Refers to the restaurant seat or table being reserved.

Example

我想订今晚的位子。我们有四个人。

I’d like to reserve a table for tonight. There are four of us.

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