How to Say ‘About how many people’ in Simplified Chinese
大概几位
dà gài jǐ wèi
[dah guy jee way]
Phrase Breakdown
大概
dà gài
[dah guy]
approximately; about
Used to soften or estimate the number of people.
你们大概几位，我好安排座位。
About how many people are you, so I can arrange the seating?
几位
jǐ wèi
how many people (polite)
A polite way to ask how many guests there are.
请问几位？
May I ask how many people?
Words in this phrase
几
jǐ
[jee]
how many
Used in questions to ask for the number of people.
请问你们大概几位？
May I ask about how many people you are?
位
wèi
[way]
person; guest (polite measure word)
A respectful measure word for counting people in service situations.
服务员问我们大概几位。
The server asked us about how many guests there would be.
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