How to Say ‘About ten people’ in Simplified Chinese
大概十个人
dà gài shí gè rén
[dah guy shir guh ren]
Phrase Breakdown
大概
dà gài
[dah guy]
approximately; about
Used before a number to show it is an estimate.
我们大概十个人，需要大桌。
There are about ten of us, and we need a large table.
十个人
shí gè rén
ten people
A count of ten people.
我们有十个人。
We have ten people.
Words in this phrase
十
shí
[shir]
ten
The number ten, often used when giving party size.
这次大概十个人来吃饭。
About ten people are coming to eat this time.
个
gè
[guh]
general classifier
A measure word used with people in everyday spoken Chinese.
我们大概十个人。
There are about ten of us.
人
rén
[ren]
person; people
Used to refer to human beings in counting expressions.
今天大概十个人参加聚餐。
About ten people are joining the meal today.
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