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How to Say ‘Do you have a semi-private area?’ in Simplified Chinese

有半包间吗？

yǒu bàn bāo jiān ma

[yoh ban bāo jiān ma]

💬 Usage Tip: Putting 半 "half" in front of a noun creates a "partly" version of it, e.g. 半包间. You see the same idea in 半价 "half price".

Phrase Breakdown

有

yǒu

[yoh]

to have; there is/are

Used to ask whether something is available.

Example

晚上七点有位子吗？

Are there any seats available at 7 p.m.?

半

bàn

[ban]

half

One of two equal parts.

Example

他吃了一半的蛋糕。

He ate half of the cake.

包

bāo

[bāo]

to enclose; to reserve exclusively

Here it means to wrap off or take a space for exclusive use.

Example

我们包了一个房间。

We booked a whole room for ourselves.

间

jiān

[jiān]

room

A room or compartment; also a measure word for rooms.

Example

这间房很大。

This room is very big.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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