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How to Say ‘The private room has a minimum spend of 2,000 yuan.’ in Simplified Chinese

包间有两千块的最低消费。

bāo jiān yǒu liǎng qiān kuài de zuì dī xiāo fèi

[bāojiān yoh liǎng qiān kuài duh dzway dī xiāo fèi]

🇨🇳 In China: Private rooms often carry a 最低消费 (zuì dī xiāo fèi) "minimum spend". If your group orders less, you still pay the minimum, so ask about it when booking.

Phrase Breakdown

包间有

bāo jiān yǒu

the private room has

包间 (bāojiān) means 'private dining room'. 有 (yǒu) means 'has'.

Example

包间有空调吗？

Does the private room have air conditioning?

Words in this phrase

包间

bāo jiān

[bāojiān]

private room

A separate private dining room in a restaurant.

Example

这个包间很大。

This private room is very big.

有

yǒu

[yoh]

have

To possess or contain something.

Example

他有一本好书。

He has a good book.

两千块的

liǎng qiān kuài de

of two thousand yuan

两千 (liǎngqiān) means 'two thousand'. 块 (kuài) is the spoken word for yuan. 的 links this amount to the noun that follows.

Example

这是两千块的手机。

This is a two-thousand-yuan phone.

Words in this phrase

两千

liǎng qiān

[liǎng qiān]

two thousand

The number 2000.

Example

这个要两千元。

This costs two thousand yuan.

块

kuài

[kuài]

yuan (colloquial)

Spoken unit of Chinese money, same as 元.

Example

这杯咖啡二十块。

This coffee is twenty yuan.

的

[duh]

's; of

A structural particle showing possession or description, like “of” or apostrophe-s in English.

Example

贵公司的团队很年轻。

Your company’s team is very young.

最低消费。

zuì dī xiāo fèi

minimum spend

最低 (zuìdī) means 'lowest'. 消费 (xiāofèi) means 'spending'. Together they mean 'minimum charge'.

Example

这里没有最低消费。

There's no minimum spend here.

Words in this phrase

最

zuì

[dzway]

most

Used before adjectives or verbs to show the highest degree, like most interested or best.

Example

在这些公司里，你最想了解哪一家？

Among these companies, which one do you most want to learn about?

低

dī

[dī]

low

Not high in level or amount.

Example

价格很低。

The price is low.

消费

xiāo fèi

[xiāo fèi]

spending; consumption

Money spent on goods or services.

Example

这里消费很高。

Spending here is high.

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