How to Say ‘A table’ in Simplified Chinese
一桌
yī zhuō
[ee jwaw]
💬 Usage Tip: [桌] is the counting word for tables in restaurants, so [一桌] means 'one table' rather than 'one desk.' You can reuse it with other numbers, like [两桌] or [订一桌].
Phrase Breakdown
一
yī
[ee]
one
一 means one, and with 桌 it forms a measure phrase for one table.
请帮我们留一桌靠窗的位置。
Please save one window-side table for us.
桌
zhuō
[jwaw]
table
桌 means table and is the common word for counting restaurant tables.
今晚还能订到一桌吗？
Can we still reserve one table for tonight?
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