How to Say ‘Increase it to eight people’ in Simplified Chinese
加到八位
jiā dào bā wèi
[jiā dào bā wèi]
💬 Usage Tip: 位 (wèi) is the polite counting word for people, standard in restaurants instead of 个: 三位 "three people". 加到 means "add up to", so the number that follows is the new total.
Phrase Breakdown
加
jiā
[jiā]
to add; increase
To increase a number or amount.
能再加两个人吗？
Can we add two more people?
到
dào
[dào]
up to; until
After a verb, shows the result reaches a certain amount or point.
人数增加到十个。
The number increased to ten.
八
bā
[bā]
eight
The number 8, considered lucky in China.
我们一共八个人。
There are eight of us in total.
位
wèi
[wèi]
measure word for people (polite)
A respectful classifier for counting guests or people.
请问几位？
How many people, please?
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