How to Say ‘Change it to five people’ in Simplified Chinese
改成五位
gǎi chéng wǔ wèi
[gǎichéng wǔ wèi]
💬 Usage Tip: 位 (wèi) is a polite counting word for people, used instead of the everyday 个: 三位 means "three people" in a respectful way.
🇨🇳 In China: Restaurant staff almost always count guests with 位. You'll be greeted with 几位？ (jǐ wèi) "how many of you?" the moment you walk in.
Phrase Breakdown
改成
gǎi chéng
[gǎichéng]
to change to; to turn into
A verb meaning to modify something so it becomes something else, often used to change a booking detail.
我想把预订改成八点。
I'd like to change the reservation to eight o'clock.
五
wǔ
[wǔ]
five
The numeral 5.
她的香水是香奈儿五号。
Her perfume is Chanel No. 5.
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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