How to Say ‘Ten people’ in Simplified Chinese
十个人
shí gè rén
[shir guh ren]
💬 Usage Tip: For people, Chinese uses a number plus a counting word: [十个人], [三个人], [两个人]. Don't say the number directly before [人] here.
Phrase Breakdown
十
shí
[shir]
ten
The number ten, used here to count people in a reservation.
我们一共十个人。
There are ten of us in total.
个
gè
[guh]
general classifier
A common measure word used with many nouns, including people in casual counting.
这桌有十个人。
There are ten people at this table.
人
rén
[ren]
person; people
Refers to a person or people in general.
包间最多坐十个人。
The private room can seat at most ten people.
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