How to Say ‘Four people, at 7 pm.’ in Simplified Chinese
四位,晚上七点。
sì wèi wǎn shàng qī diǎn
[suh way wan shung chee diyen]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese often gives reservation details as short chunks, not full sentences: [四位,晚上七点。] = "four people, 7 pm." This clipped style is very common on the phone.
Phrase Breakdown
四位
sì wèi
four people
Used to state the number of people in the group.
我们是四位。
There are four of us.
Words in this phrase
四
sì
[suh]
four
Gives the number of people in the reservation.
四位,晚上七点。请帮我订一个靠门口的位子。
Four people, 7 p.m. Please help me reserve a table near the entrance.
位
wèi
[way]
people; guests
Politely counts the number of diners.
四位,晚上七点。我们会开两辆车过去。
Four people, 7 p.m. We’ll drive two cars there.
晚上
wǎn shàng
[wan shung]
evening
Indicates that the time is in the evening.
四位,晚上七点。请问停车场几点关?
Four people, 7 p.m. May I ask what time the parking lot closes?
七点
qī diǎn
[chee diyen]
seven o’clock
Gives the reservation time as 7:00 p.m.
四位,晚上七点。那时候有代客泊车吗?
Four people, 7 p.m. Is valet parking available at that time?
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