How to Say ‘People’ in Simplified Chinese
个人
gè rén
[gè rén]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese needs a counting word between a number and a noun, and 个 (gè) is the default for people: 两个人 "two people", 五个人 "five people". On its own, 个人 (gèrén) is also a separate word meaning "personal" or "individual".
Phrase Breakdown
个人
gè rén
[gè rén]
people (measure word + 'person'), as in a party of X people
Used after a number to count people, e.g. when stating how many guests are in a reservation party.
我想订一张四个人的桌子。
I'd like to book a table for four people.
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