How to Say ‘How many days should I take it?’ in Simplified Chinese
要吃几天？
yào chī jǐ tiān
[yào chī jǐ tiān]
Phrase Breakdown
要
yào
[yào]
will; need to
Expresses necessity or likelihood.
进去要买票。
You need to buy a ticket to enter.
吃
chī
[chī]
to take (medicine)
In Chinese, medicine is 'eaten'; 吃 means to take it by mouth.
你今天吃药了吗？
Did you take your medicine today?
几
jǐ
[jǐ]
how many
Question word asking about a small number.
你有几个朋友？
How many friends do you have?
天
tiān
[tiān]
day
A day; used with 那 to mean 'that day'.
那天我很忙。
I was very busy that day.
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