How to Say ‘People (counter)’ in Traditional Chinese
口人
kǒu rén
[koe ren]
💬 Usage Tip: 口 literally means "mouth". It's used to count people only when you're talking about the members of a household, as in 三口人 "three people".
Phrase Breakdown
口
kǒu
[koe]
person (for family members)
Measure word used in counting members of a family.
我們一家四口。
We are a family of four.
人
rén
[ren]
person; people
A human being or individual.
這裡的人都很樂於合作。
The people here are all happy to cooperate.
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